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Suspicious of Roderigo Lopez's involvment in his father's death, the 2nd Earl of Essex began an investigation which resulted in Lopez's execution in 1594. He protested his loyalty to the Crown and to Christianity to the last and provided Shakespeare with inspiration for 'The Merchant of Venice'.Dominic Green is the author of 'The Double Life of Doctor Lopez: Spies, Shakespeare and the Plot to Poison Elizabeth I', published 2003 under ISBN 9780712615396 and ISBN 0712615393.
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