Francis Walsingham
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title:
Francis Walsingham
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Sir Francis Walsingham was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England from 20 December 1573 until his death and is popularly remembered as her "spymaster". Born to a well-connected family of gentry, Walsingham attended Cambridge University and travelled in continental Europe before embarking on a career in law at the age of twenty. A committed Protestant, during the reign of the Catholic Queen Mary I of England he joined other expatriates in exile in Switzerland and northern Italy until
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English spy and politician (c. 1532–1590)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Walsingham
date created:
2002-05-02T13:17:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T20:49:48Z
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