Sir Francis Walsingham

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Sir Francis Walsingham, detail of a panel painting attributed to John de Critz the Elder, last quarter of the 16th century; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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Born	c.1532 • England
Died	April 6, 1590 • London • England
Role In	Throckmorton Plot

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