Death of Sir Francis Walsingham – 6 April 1590

On this day in history, 6th April 1590, Elizabeth I’s spymaster, adviser and principal secretary, Sir Francis Walsingham, died. Although he had served the Queen for many years, he died in debt as he had underwritten the debts of Sir Philip Sidney, his son-in-law.

You can find out more about Sir Francis Walsingham, the man behind discovering the Babington Plot, in my bio Sir Francis Walsingham – Elizabeth’s Spymaster and you can find out more about the plots against Elizabeth in my article Plots Against Elizabeth I.

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