The plot was to have blown up the King…at one instant to have ruined the whole estate and kingdom of England.
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| Birth: | 1560 |
| Death: | 1st March, 1617 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Diplomat, Politician, Soldier |
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Sir Edward Hoby was born at Bisham Abbey, Berkshire, England. He was an English diplomat, politician, and soldier in England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. He was the son of Thomas Hoby and Elizabeth Cooke, the nephew of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, and the son-in-law of Queen Elizabeth's cousin Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon. He was educated at Eton, where he formed a lasting friendship with Sir John Harington, and at Trinity College, Oxford.
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