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Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex NPG D25162

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Innocenzo Geremia, published by John Scott

A courageous but ruthless adventurer, Essex undertook to conquer and colonise Ulster on behalf of England in 1573. After two years of treacherous dealings against the Irish and the Scots living in Ulster, he was recalled to England. Before leaving, Essex carried out his most notorious act, a massacre on the island of Rathlin. He died of dysentery shortly after his return to England. Essex was the father of Robert Devereux, the 2nd Earl.

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Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.