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Sir Edmund Godfrey: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey
Born December 23, 1621
Died October 1678 (aged 56)
Role In Popish Plot

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Sir Edmund Godfrey, chalk drawing by an unknown artist, c. 1678; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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