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15 de jul. de 2022 · Sir Francis Walsingham was an English statesman and diplomat who has become legendary for the creation of a highly effective intelligence network. He successfully stopped England’s enemies both domestically and foreign from fulfilling their missions.
English statesman; spy. Francis Walsingham, who served as secretary of state to Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603; see entry), organized and ran a vast spy network that kept the English informed about the potentially dangerous activities of rival powers, especially France and Spain. He also oversaw spy operations within England itself.
1 de sept. de 2020 · From his appointment as principal secretary to Elizabeth I in 1573, Sir Francis Walsingham was instrumental in every sphere of English diplomacy. He was particularly interested in maintaining friendly relations with Scotland, though this was complicated by his suspicions of individual Scots, especially the king, James VI, who embarked on his personal rule after the execution of the last regent ...
Francis Walsingham. Sir Francis Walsingham, född cirka 1532, död 6 april 1590 i London, var Elisabet I:s underrättelsechef och grundare av Englands första hemliga polis. Walsingham omnämns ofta som den förste i Europa att bygga upp ett statligt system för spionage och underrättelseinsamling.
23 de may. de 2018 · Walsingham, Sir Francis ( c. 1532–90). Walsingham matriculated at King's College, Cambridge, in 1548 and was taught by the prominent humanist (and Cecil's father-in-law) Sir John Cheke. He travelled abroad 1550–2, began common law training at Gray's Inn in 1552, and studied civil law at Padua from 1555. He became privy counsellor and ...
Francis Walsingham nait aux alentours de 1532, probablement à Foots Cray, près de Chislehurst 2, dans une famille protestante de la petite noblesse du sud de l'Angleterre. Son père, prénommé William, est un avocat fortuné mais meurt en 1534 tandis que sa mère, Joyce, est la fille du courtisan Edmund Denny et la sœur de Anthony Denny, l'un des principaux gentilshommes de la chambre ...
25 de jul. de 2013 · Derek Wilson. Little, Brown Book Group, Jul 25, 2013 - History - 288 pages. During the brief reign of the Queen Mary, Walsingham was a Protestant exile in Italy. Returning home when Elizabeth assumed the throne, from 1570 he became a diplomat to the arch-pragmatist Queen. He was often troubled by her inconsistent policy decisions and for ...
