How the Tudors Lost Their Heads

Season 1 Episode 4: Earl of Essex – Fall of a Favourite

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was Elizabeth I’s golden boy: a charming, reckless war hero. He stood at the Queen’s side as she rallied troops against the Spanish Armada. But just twelve years on, he was executed for leading a rebellion. Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Snow unpack Essex’s rapid rise and fall, and the court politics that sealed his fate.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

6

Actor:

Suzannah Lipscomb , Dan Snow

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2026

IMDb:

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