Drury House
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Drury House was a historic building on Wych Street
, London
. It was the house of Sir Robert Drury, who Drury Lane
was named after. It was a meeting place for Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
and his accomplices in 1601, when they were plotting against Elizabeth I.
It was later rebuilt as Craven House.
Wych Street
Wych Street was a street in London, roughly where Australia House now stands on Aldwych. It ran west from the church of St Clement Danes on the Strand to a point towards the southern end of Drury Lane...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It was the house of Sir Robert Drury, who Drury Lane
Drury Lane
Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn. The northern part is in the borough of Camden and the southern part in the City of Westminster....
was named after. It was a meeting place for Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599...
and his accomplices in 1601, when they were plotting against Elizabeth I.
It was later rebuilt as Craven House.