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Born	August 6, 1605 • London • England
Died	July 28, 1675 (aged 69) • England
Political Affiliation	Roundhead

Sir Francis Walsingham

Sir Francis Walsingham

English statesman

Richard Beauchamp, 13th earl of Warwick

Richard Beauchamp, 13th earl of Warwick

English soldier and diplomat

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Ralph Montagu, 1st duke of Montagu

English noble

Sir William Temple, detail of a painting attributed to Peter Lely, 1660; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir William Temple, Baronet

English statesman

Sir Thomas Roe, detail of an oil painting after M.J. Miereveldt, c. 1640; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Thomas Roe

English diplomat and author

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Sir Nicholas Throckmorton

English diplomat

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Peter Des Roches

English diplomat

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Sir George Downing

English diplomat

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John Digby, 1st earl of Bristol

English diplomat

Baron Cottington, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Francis Cottington, Baron Cottington

English official and diplomat

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Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet

English poet and translator

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Giles Fletcher the Elder

English author

Painting of Oliver Cromwell in black armor with a white sash, standing outdoors as a young attendant in red helps adjust his armor.

Oliver Cromwell

English statesman

G. Glover, after Edward Bower: John Pym

John Pym

English statesman

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Oliver Saint John

English politician

John Lambert

John Lambert

English general

George Monck, detail of an oil painting after S. Cooper, c. 1660; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

George Monck, 1st duke of Albemarle

British general

Robert Blake, portrait miniature by Samuel Cooper; in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Eng.

Robert Blake

British admiral

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Sir Arthur Hesilrige, 2nd Baronet

Scottish statesman

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Sir John Wildman

English agitator