Person    | Male  Born 1532  Died 6/4/1590

Sir Francis Walsingham

Born in London or Kent. Principle Secretary and 'Spymaster' to Queen Elizabeth I 1573 - 1590. He secured the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. Died at home  in Seething Lane.

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