Talk:Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
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It would be interesting to know the location of Robert Devereux's father's estate in Wales.
- Pembroke?--shtove 23:33, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Guerrilla
Is a reference to guerrilla warfare in 16thC. Ireland anachronistic?--shtove 11:16, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Richard II polemic
I think there's a typo in this article... it talks about the beheading of Charles I in 1939.
- Yip - introduced in a personal polemic. I removed the whole section - it can be pasted back in, but should stick to facts and fit in to the flow of the article.--shtove 19:49, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Hamlet
I'm going to add a section on scholarly comparisons of this man to Hamlet. This has been discussed and debated quite a bit by scholars, so I think it will merit a whole section. Wrad 18:10, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Descent from Henry IV?
I did not know he was decended from Henry IV. Could someone show me the line as to how he descends from Henry IV? Virgosky 15:12, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
As far as I can trace, this claim is wrong. Among Henry IV's children, Henry V, Philippa, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and Thomas, duke of Clarence's lines died out quickly. Humphrey, duke of Gloucester had only an illegitimate child, Antigone, who married twice - I am unsure if she had any offspring. Henry IV's daughter, Blanche, married Louis III, Elector Palatine, so I doubt it means her as I assume her descendants wouldn't have been in England. However, his great-grandmothers included Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon and Mary Boleyn, so through Anne he was descended from Edward III several times other and through Mary he was a first cousin twice removed of Elizabeth I's. However, these were claims many at court could make. I believe that the statement in the article, that he considered himself her equal, is too condemning; it would need to be backed up. I will remove this and if anyone has more information/references, please add them in Boleyn (talk) 17:31, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Poetry?
Does anyone know much about the poetry of Robert Devereux? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.68.82.233 (talk) 00:08, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
