#OTD 10 Nov 1565

#LetticeKnollys gave birth to #RobertDevereux who, in the 1580s, would become a favourite of #ElizabethI as had his stepfather #RobertDudley
Devereux became Earl of Essex aged 11 & was raised by his guardian, #SirWilliamCecil Elizabeth’s most trusted minister
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#OTD 10 Nov 1565

#LetticeKnollys gave birth to #RobertDevereux who, in the 1580s, would become a favourite of #ElizabethI as had his stepfather #RobertDudley

Devereux became Earl of Essex aged 11 & was raised by his guardian, #SirWilliamCecil Elizabeth’s most trusted minister

#OTD 10 Nov 1565

#LetticeKnollys gave birth to #RobertDevereux who, in the 1580s, would become a favourite of #ElizabethI

He became Earl of Essex aged 11 & was raised by his guardian, #SirWilliamCecil Elizabeth’s most trusted minister

Lettice tells her story: youtube.com/playlist?lis...