Sir Thomas Tresham (died September 11 1605), was a Catholic politician at the end of the Tudor dynasty and the start of the Stuart dynasty in England. Inheriting large estates at the age of 15 from his grandfather, he had the most privileged of starts to adult life. In addition to this he was widely regarded as a clever and well educated man, moving in the highest social circles. Wikipedia
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