Chapter XXVI
Reading edition
ELIZABETH (xi), 1598-1603—THE QUEEN'S LAST YEARS A new Generation—1598. Ireland—The Earl of Essex—1599. Essex in Ireland—His Downfall—Catholic Factions—Philip III.—1600—Ireland—Succession Intrigues—The End of Essex—Robert Cecil—1601. Ireland: Rebellion broken—1602. The Succession —Last Intrigues—1603. Death of Elizabeth.