In 1580 Anthony left England to travel to France, returning to stay with his brother at Grays Inn. Falling in with the Earl of Essex, Anthony became involved with the spy networks that proved so proficient during Elizabeth I's reign. However, upon Essex' fall from grace, Anthony took fear and hid at the house of Frances Walsingham, Essex' wife. He died there and was buried in a vault in the nearby church.
Anthony and Francis were the principal characters in Daphne Du Maurier's 1975 novel 'The Golden Lads', and it was Du Maurier's research that revealed Anthony's resting place.
In 1580 Anthony left England to travel to France, returning to stay with his brother at Grays Inn. Falling in with the Earl of Essex, Anthony became involved with the spy networks that proved so proficient during Elizabeth I's reign. However, upon Essex' fall from grace, Anthony took fear and hid at the house of Frances Walsingham, Essex' wife. He died there and was buried in a vault in the nearby church.
Anthony and Francis were the principal characters in Daphne Du Maurier's 1975 novel 'The Golden Lads', and it was Du Maurier's research that revealed Anthony's resting place.
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