Member of Parliament1563
Elected Member of Parliament
Historical person
Francis Walsingham Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Francis Walsingham, based on 12 World History Database records associated with England.
12 records1563–158711 events3 places
Chronological biography
1563
Parliamentary ServiceJanuary 1563
Walsingham sits in Parliament during Elizabeth's second Parliament
1565
MarriageMay 1565
Negotiates possible marriage between Elizabeth I & Anjou, younger brother of Charles
1570
Ambassador1570
Appointed Ambassador of France
1573
Principal Secretary1573
Appointed Principle Secretary of State
Privy Council1573
Appointed Member of Privy Council
1581
Alliance Francis Walsingham and partner not stated in source1581
Fails to secure an alliance against Spain
1584
Bond of Association10 1584
Uses the Bond of Association to strengthen surveillance of Catholic conspiracies
1586
Plot1586
Exposes the Babington plot
Plot17 July 1586
Mary writes to Babington ploting against Elizabeth I & falls into Walsinghams trap
1587
Casket Letters1587
Uses the "casket letters" to condem Mary Queen of Scots
Execution of Mary Queen of Scots1587
Secures Marys conviction
Titles and roles
Ambassador of England · Knight · Principal Secretary · Member of Parliament · Member of Privy Council · Principal Secretary
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.