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Ralph Winwood, English lawyer and politician, English Secretary of State (born 1563)

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Ralph Winwood

English diplomat and statesman

Sir Ralph Winwood was an English diplomat and statesman to the Jacobean court.
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Secretary of State (England)

Appointed position in the English government

In the Kingdom of England, the title of Secretary of State came into being near the end of the reign of Elizabeth I, the usual title before that having been King's Clerk, King's Secretary, or Principal Secretary.
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