Thomas Smith

male, deceased (1577)
SecretaryofStateoftheKingdomofEngland, Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge, From Saffron Walden, diplomat, Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge, British Secretary of State…University of Padua, Essex, England, Regius Professor of Civil Law, Carlisle, England
Sir Thomas Smith (December 23, 1513-August 12, 1577), was an English scholar and diplomat. He was born at Saffron Walden in Essex. He became a...
Ralph Sadler

Ralph Sadler

male, deceased (1587)
SecretaryofStateoftheKingdomofEngland, Marquess of Dorset, British Secretary of State, henry viii, privy council, member…king of england, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, secretary of state, Privy Council of England, Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset
The Right Honourable Sir Ralph Sadler, PC, Knight banneret, (1507 - 30 March 1587) was an English statesman of the 16th century, and served as a...
Richard Foxe

Richard Foxe

male, deceased (1528)
Roman Catholic bishop, English Renaissance humanist, Tudor clergy, From grantham, SecretaryofStateoftheKingdomofEngland, richard iii…Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, battle of bosworth, Founder of English schools and colleges, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Bishop of Durham
Richard Foxe (sometimes "Richard Fox") (c. 1448 - October 5, 1528) was an English churchman, successively Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham,...
Francis Walsingham

Francis Walsingham

male, deceased (1590)
Spymasters, SecretaryofStateoftheKingdomofEngland, Ambassador to France, Queen regnant, English, Medieval spy…Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, British Secretary of State, Alumni of King's College, Cambridge, queen of england
Sir Francis Walsingham is remembered by history as the "spymaster" of Queen Elizabeth I of England. An admirer of Machiavelli, Walsingham is...
Richard Pace

Richard Pace

male, deceased (1536)
SecretaryofStateoftheKingdomofEngland, English Renaissance humanist, Tudor clergy, Dean of Salisbury, diplomat, Old Wykehamist…University of Oxford, Archbishop of York, Field of the Cloth of Gold, British Secretary of State
Richard Pace (c. 1482 - June 28 1536) was an English diplomat of the Tudor period. He was educated at Winchester College under Thomas Langton, and...

Edward Nicholas

male, deceased (1669)
SecretaryofStateoftheKingdomofEngland, Privy Council of England, Lords Privy Seal, privy council, admiralty, wiltshire…British Secretary of State, Duke of Buckingham, Royalist in the English Civil War, Treaty of Uxbridge, secretary of state
Sir Edward Nicholas (4 April 1593 - 1669), English statesman, was the eldest son of John Nicholas, a member of an old Wiltshire family. He was...
John Maunsell

John Maunsell

male, deceased (1265)
SecretaryofStateoftheKingdomofEngland, English, Soldier, deacon, British Secretary of State, baron…king of england, secretary of state, Lord Chancellor of England, Provost of Beverley
Sir John Maunsell (c. 1190/1195 - 1265, also Sir John Mansel, Provost of Beverley, was king's clerk, and a judge. He served as chancellor to King...
Stephen Gardiner

Stephen Gardiner

male, deceased (1555)
SecretaryofStateoftheKingdomofEngland, Tudor clergy, Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, From Bury St Edmunds, Lord Chancellor, English…Bishop of Winchester, Lord Chancellor of England, Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, British Secretary of State
Stephen Gardiner (c. 1497 - November 12, 1555) was an English bishop and politician who served as Lord Chancellor during the reign of Queen Mary I...
Ralph Winwood

Ralph Winwood

male, deceased (1617)
SecretaryofStateoftheKingdomofEngland, United Provinces, Dutch Republic, Aynho, James I, Duchy of Cleves…duchy of Julich, British House of Commons, secretary of state, British Secretary of State, Member of the pre-1707 English Parliament
Sir Ralph Winwood (c. 1563 - October 27, 1617), English politician, was born at Aynhoe in Northamptonshire and educated at St John's College,...