(1509-1583) Supporter of Mary Tudor and instrumental in placing her on the English throne. As lieutenant of the Tower of London, he had charge of Princess Elizabeth, who was suspected of duplicity in Wyatt's rebellion. Later, under the Protestant regime, he suffered through the enforcement of the penal laws against Catholics.
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