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Babington

Babington is an English surname and place name. It is most widely known in history through the Babington Plot of 1586, a failed conspiracy to depose Elizabeth I and install Mary, Queen of Scots.

Anthony Babington (c. 1561–1586) led the plot; his letters to Mary were intercepted by Sir Francis Walsingham,

Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859) was a British historian and politician. Born Thomas Babington, he later became

The surname has English origins and is toponymic in nature, typically arising from places named Babington in

See also: Babington Plot; Macaulay family; Babington (disambiguation).

the
Queen's
spymaster,
exposing
the
plan.
He
and
several
co-conspirators
were
executed,
and
Mary’s
involvement
was
subsequently
substantiated,
intensifying
religious
and
political
tensions
in
Elizabethan
England.
Lord
Macaulay
and
is
best
known
for
his
comprehensive
History
of
England
and
for
his
influence
on
liberal
reform
in
the
19th
century.
England.
Over
time,
individuals
bearing
the
name
have
been
connected
to
politics,
literature,
and
public
life,
with
the
name
persisting
in
historical
and
genealogical
references.