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== Sir Francis Walsingham ==
1532-1590. Statesman and spymaster.
Sir Francis Walsingham was born in 1532 and died 1590. In 1568 he became secretary of state under Elizabeth I. He was a a disciplined protestant and was abroad during the reign of Mary I. Francis Walsingham established an efficient espionage system and was able to prevent conspiracies like the Throgmorton plot and the Babington plot against Elizabeth I.
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'''Sources'''
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''Conyers, Read: Walsingham and Burghley in Queen Elizabeth's Privy Council. In: The English Historical Review, Vol. 28, No. 109, pp. 34-58.''
In 1568, he became secretary of state under [[Elizabeth I]]. He was a disciplined Protestant and was abroad during the reign of [[Mary I]]. Francis Walsingham established an efficient espionage system and was able to prevent conspiracies like the [[Throckmorton Plot]] and the [[Babington Plot]] against Elizabeth I.  
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''http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/spying_01.shtml#two''
== Sources ==
* Conyers, Read: "Walsingham and Burghley in Queen Elizabeth's Privy Council". ''The English Historical Review'' 28/109 (1913): 34-58.
* Briscoe, Alexandra. "Elizabeth's Spy Network." ''BBC'', Last updated 02 July 2011, http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/spying_01.shtml#two.

Latest revision as of 19:32, 4 October 2022

1532-1590. Statesman and spymaster.

In 1568, he became secretary of state under Elizabeth I. He was a disciplined Protestant and was abroad during the reign of Mary I. Francis Walsingham established an efficient espionage system and was able to prevent conspiracies like the Throckmorton Plot and the Babington Plot against Elizabeth I.

Sources