The Earl of Essex led about 300 followers through the streets of London shouting "For the Queen! A plot against Essex!" — expecting popular support that never materialised. The citizens of London, who had idolised Essex a few years before, simply watched. Essex retreated to his house on the Strand and surrendered after a brief siege. He was executed six days later. The episode was the last armed uprising in Tudor London.
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