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— Portrait of Nicolas Bacon

Engraving of Nicolas Bacon Sir Nicolas Bacon (1510-1579) was an English lawyer, politician and statesman during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He studied at Cambridge and became a successful lawyer before entering Parliament in 1545. In 1558, after Elizabeth became queen, he was appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and became one of the most important figures in her government. He was a strong Protestant and played an important role in supporting the Protestant Church in England. Bacon died in London on 20 February 1579 and was buried in Old St Paul's Cathedral; his tomb was later destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. He was also the father of the famous philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon. Engraving by Pieter van Gunst

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