Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532 – 6 April 1590) was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England from 20 December 1573 until his death and is popularly remembered as her "spymaster".

Sir Francis Walsingham was an English statesman and diplomat who was the principal secretary (1573–90) to Queen Elizabeth I and became legendary for creating a highly effective intelligence network.

Sir Francis Walsingham is perhaps best known as Queen Elizabeth I’s spymaster: through his network of spies and the information he gathered from them, he was able to protect Elizabeth from assassination plots and conspiracies.

2011年2月17日 · These were her spies, her secret service, and they were overseen by the most ruthless spy master of them all: Francis Walsingham. The long and successful reign of Elizabeth I proved that a woman...

2017年4月6日 · On this day in history, 6th April 1590, Elizabeth I's principal secretary, Sir Francis Walsingham, died at around the age of fifty-eight. Although he had served the queen for many years, he died in debt, as he had underwritten the debts of Sir Philip Sidney, his son-in-law.

On this day in history, 6th April 1590, Sir Francis Walsingham died at about the age of 58. He was an incredibly important man during Elizabeth I’s reign being a statesman, private secretary, adviser, diplomat and spymaster, and he probably saved the Queen’s life many times by uncovering various plots against her.

2024年10月18日 · Meet the man who ordered the execution of Mary Queen of Scots while working as a spymaster for Queen Elizabeth I - Francis Walsingham. Throughout Elizabeth, I's reign England was in constant danger, both from external and internal threats.

2022年7月15日 · 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.

Sir Francis Walsingham, (born c. 1532, probably Footscray, Kent, Eng.—died April 6, 1590, London), English statesman and adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1573–90).

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 ...

He was the head of the Secret Service and positioned agents in France, Spain, and Italy. His information gathering abilities led to Sir Francis Drake success in destroying part of the enemy fleet, Mary, Queen of Scots conviction of treason, and the forewarning of the attack on the Spanish Armada.

Sir Francis Walsingham (Chislehurst, 1º marzo 1534 – Londra, 6 aprile 1590) è stato un politico e diplomatico inglese.

Francis Walsingham was the son of successful London lawyer, with court connections. His paternal uncle was constable of the Tower of London, and his mother’s brother, Sir Anthony Denny, was the gentleman of the Privy Chamber who …

2019年11月25日 · Sir Francis Walsingham, c 1530 - 1590. Secretary of State and diplomatist. Image credit: National Galleries Scotland. Walsingham And His Apparatus Of Spies. He became the father of modern espionage thanks to an enormous arsenal of secret methods.

2018年5月23日 · Walsingham, Sir Francis (1532–90) English statesman, a leading minister of Elizabeth I. He was a zealous Protestant, who set up an efficient intelligence system, based on bribery, to detect Catholic conspiracies. He produced the evidence that led to the conviction and execution of Mary.

2015年3月17日 · Sir Francis Walsingham was a government administrator in the reign of Elizabeth I. Walsingham is principally remembered for his part in the trial and execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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