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About William Herle
William Herle was an Englishman who was both a Member of Parliament and the county sheriff; he was also a privateer and spy while imprisoned in the Marshalsea prison in 1571. He became known for his part in Elizabeth I's intelligence network inside the jail. He smuggled letters from William Cecil, Lord Burghley, about people involved in the so-called Ridolfi plot, which was a Roman Catholic plan to assassinate the Queen and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
Everything about William Herle →- Occupation
- politician, spy
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1586-87 Parliament
- Died
- 1588