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I am composed of 27 letters.

My 3, 23, 20, 22, 9, 17, was the name of a celebrated Egyptian.

My 2, 7, 15, 9, 26, 10, was the name of an ambitious Roman, who was elected Consul six times.

My 8, 26, 17, 22, 14, 19, was the name of a man who was a great favorite with Queen Elizabeth.

My 13, 9, 8, 7, was the name of a Latin poet, born in 1470, died 1566.

My 8, 1, 24, 12, 6, 22, 16, 27, was the name of a Sicilian, who learned a lesson from Dionysius.

My 1, 18, 16, 4, 11, 15, 21, 24, 25, 5, 14, was the name of a brave English general, who received his death wound at the battle of Alexandria, on the 21st of March, 1801.

My whole is an event which occurred in Henry the Seventh’s reign, and materially affected the interests of this country.

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