Importance about the Essex Rebellion for Elizabethan England

• Government:

  > Shows the power of the Cecil family in the Elizabethan Court. Essex saw William and his son Robert as an obstacle to his own rise. Essex’s own mistakes and his ambition collided with the power of the Cecil family.
• Government:

  > Shows how easy it was for someone to lose favour, for example through Essex’s mistakes in Ireland, and how dangerous the politics of the Elizabethan court were for people who made mistakes.
• Economic Resources:

  > Shows how much in control of her court Elizabeth was because when she stopped Essex’s monopoly on sweet wines, his debts forced him to take drastic action.
• Elizabeth’s authority at the end of her reign:

  > Demonstrates how Elizabeth’s power was weaker as she had lost loyal supporters like Walsingham and his spy network.
• Elizabeth’s authority at the end of her reign:

  > However, the Essex Rebellion also demonstrates how she retained authority, as the people and Parliament remained loyal and the rebellion had failed just 12 hours after it had begun.