Walsingham
Sir Francis, c1530–90, English statesman: secretary of state 1573–90.
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Walsingham says the distress was worst in the north, where, he heard, 'the people ate dogs and horses and other unclean animals.'
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonEssex told Walsingham that his chief regret was that he should have been betrayed into speaking hardly of Fitzwilliam.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellIt was at this time that the conduct of negotiations in Paris was entrusted to Francis Walsingham.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X | VariousA like number will probably go under Walsingham about the 20th or 25th of this month, with the fleet to the West Indies.
Hence desperate efforts were made to deter him—efforts which did not escape the Argus-eyed Walsingham.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry Baird
British Dictionary definitions for Walsingham (1 of 2)
/ (ˈwɔːlsɪŋəm) /
a village in E England, in Norfolk: remains of a medieval priory; site of the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
British Dictionary definitions for Walsingham (2 of 2)
/ (ˈwɔːlsɪŋəm) /
Sir Francis. ?1530–90, English statesman. As secretary of state (1573–90) to Elizabeth I he developed a system of domestic and foreign espionage and uncovered several plots against the Queen
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