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Walsingham

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Walsingham [ˈwɔːlsɪŋəm]
n
(Placename) a village in E England, in Norfolk: remains of a medieval priory; site of the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

Walsingham2
n
(Biographies / Walsingham, Sir Francis (?1530-1590) M, English, POLITICS: statesman) 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


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