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Francis Walsingham died on April 6, 1590, leaving considerable financial debt, in part arising from his having underwritten the debts of his son-in-law and colleague, Sir Philip Sidney. His daughter Frances received only £300 annuity. However, she married well, to the Earl of Essex, and Walsingham's widow lived in proper state until her death.
SIR FRANCIS WALSINGHAM, English statesman, was the only son of William Walsingham, common sergeant of London (d.March 1534), by his wife Joyce, daughter of Sir Edmund Denny of Cheshunt. The family is assumed to have sprung from Walsingham in Norfolk, but the earliest authentic traces of it are found in London in the first half of the 15th ...
Sir Francis Walsingham by John de Critz (c. 1585) In October 1585, Gilbert Gifford went to Paris, where he got in touch with Thomas Morgan, an agent of Mary Stuart. In December he crossed over to England, landing at the port of Rye. Walsingham, had a spy in the camp of Morgan, and on his arrival he was arrested.
Sir William Cecil held the position until 1573. The role was then given to Sir Francis Walsingham. Under Walsingham, England developed a spy network. The network intercepted, decoded and disrupted Treasonous plans against Elizabeth. Walsingham’s methods of investigation and interrogation stopped all attempts on
15 de jul. de 2022 · Francis Walsingham came from a family that held several minor offices within the English court. His father was a lawyer who died when Francis was only two. In 1548, when he was approximately 16, Walsingham was enrolled in King’s College, a protestant and reformist college based in the University of Cambridge , before being enrolled in Gray’s Inn to study law in 1552.
Francis Walsingham (env. 1530 à Chislehurst , Kent - 6 avril 1590 ) est connu comme le « maître- espion » d' Élisabeth I re d' Angleterre dont il est également secrétaire d'État . Admirateur de Machiavel , il est connu pour son efficacité en tant qu'espion et sa capacité à susciter intrigues et fausses intrigues pour la cause de la sécurité de la Couronne anglaise.
17 de jul. de 2018 · Appointed one of Elizabeth’s principal secretaries in 1573, Sir Francis Walsingham attended daily on the queen, acting as the point of contact between the monarch and the council. As a privy councillor, he offered Elizabeth advice on the thorniest issues of the day.
