Jerome Horsey
Introduction


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**Sir Jerome Horsey** (c. 1550 – 1626\), of [Great Kimble](/wiki/Great_Kimble "Great Kimble"), Buckinghamshire, was an English [explorer](/wiki/Explorer "Explorer"), [diplomat](/wiki/Diplomat "Diplomat") and [politician](/wiki/Politician "Politician") in the 16th and 17th centuries.

He spent much time in [Russia](/wiki/Tsardom_of_Russia "Tsardom of Russia") over the course of seventeen years, first arriving in 1573 and leaving in 1591\. He got to know well many leading people at the Russian Court. He first travelled to Moscow as an agent for the [Russia Company](/wiki/Muscovy_Company "Muscovy Company"), and later acted as an [envoy](/wiki/Diplomat "Diplomat") of Tsar [Ivan the Terrible](/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible "Ivan the Terrible") to [Queen Elizabeth](/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England "Elizabeth I of England") and then from the [English court](/wiki/Noble_court "Noble court") under Queen Elizabeth to Ivan. After returning to England, Horsey served in the [House of Commons](/wiki/Unreformed_House_of_Commons "Unreformed House of Commons"), sitting on many committees including the Committee for Returns, Elections, and Privileges. [Knighted](/wiki/Knight_Bachelor "Knight Bachelor") in 1603, he wrote accounts of his time in Russia which have been published several times, and was the subject of two novels.


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