Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster of Queen Elizabeth I, (1824).Artist: W Holl

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Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster of Queen Elizabeth I, (1824). Walsingham (c1530-1590) was one of the queen's principal secretaries of state, and is sometimes referred to as the father of modern intelligence. His discovery of a plot to assassinate Elizabeth led to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots.

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