Francis Walsingham


 * Spymaster under Queen Elizabeth I
 * Primary secretary
 * Succeeded William Cecil
 * Thwarted Thockmorton and Babington plots
 * Found evidence Mary, Queen of Scots was involved
 * Succeeded Henry Norris as ambassador to France
 * Home in Paris became a refuge for victims of the St. Batholomew's Day Massacre
 * Closest advisor was Robert Beale
 * Wed to his wife's sister
 * Son in law Philip Sidney
 * Treaty of Nonsuch led him to pursue military action in the low countries.
 * Oversaw reconstruction of Dover Harbor
 * Opposed Duke of Anjou's marriage to Elizabeth I