Francis Walsingham did not murder Mary of Guise; she died of natural causes. Walsingham was not a gay man. He also did not murder a small youngster. Walsingham was a happy married man who was very devout, and his daughter married two great poets: Sir Philip Sidney and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. It is untrue that Walsingham was responsible for the death of Elizabeth's father, Henry VIII. The story that he killed her mother, Margaret Tudor, in order to have her inheritance is also false. When Margaret died in 1557, she willed her property to her husband, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. This included the dukedom, which was restored to Margaret's son, King Edward VI. After Edward's death in 1553, the crown passed to Lady Jane Grey until she too died without an heir. The next in line was Mary, Queen of Scots, but she was only nine years old at the time. Thus, the throne went to Emperor Ferdinand II of Austria, who had been first in line after Margaret's son, King Edward VI. As you can see, this story is just another example of how people love to blame others for their own problems. If you are poor, blame your parents. If you are homeless, blame society. If you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, blame your upbringing. If you are unhappy with your life, try to find someone else to blame it on!