Did Sir Francis Walsingham “break the rules” during the Babington Plot?

Question

yeah thanks, like i haven't already checked wikipedia i need evidence as to whether or not he did! thanks anyway

Answer 1

Yes he did.

"A plot was concocted by English agents determined to root out any remaining "papist" influence in England.[opinion needs balancing] As the evidence shows, the English spies, led by Walsingham, planted evidence in preparation for an event that would discredit Catholics and drive successful Jesuit missionaries from England.[who?][citation needed] It is named after the chief conspirator Anthony Babington (1561–1586), a young Catholic nobleman from Derbyshire. John Ballard, a Jesuit priest and Catholic agent, persuaded Babington to become involved in a plot to overthrow and/or murder Queen Elizabeth I of England, replacing her on the throne with the Catholic former Queen of Scotland."

Answer 2

How dare you sir!

The man was a gentleman!