Francis Walsingham: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 09:20, 8 November 2012

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

Conyers, Read: "Walsingham and Burghley in Queen Elizabeth's Privy Council". The English Historical Review 28/109 (1913): 34-58.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/spying_01.shtml#two

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 -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 Throgmorton plot and the [[Babington plot]] against Elizabeth I.
+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 ==