Walsingham

[wawl-sing-uhm]

noun

1. Sir Francis, c1530–90, English statesman: secretary of state 1573–90.

Walsingham

¹

/ ˈwɔːlsɪŋəm /

noun

1. a village in E England, in Norfolk: remains of a medieval priory; site of the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

Walsingham

²

/ ˈwɔːlsɪŋəm /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Finally, out popped a telltale name: Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth’s infamous spymaster.

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One of Elizabeth’s spies, Sir Francis Walsingham, tricked Mary into believing her letters were secure and intercepted one supporting Elizabeth’s assassination.

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But seven of them had been intercepted and decoded by Walsingham’s network, so deciphered copies were in the U.K.’s National Archives.

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After deciphering that the woman writing the messages had a son, the team spotted several mentions of “ma liberté,” as well as the name “Walsingham.”

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She also expressed her deep anguish over her separation from her son, James, made king of Scotland at age 1 by her forced abdication, as well as her mistrust of Elizabeth’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham.

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