Short answers, pulled from the story.
Sir Nicholas Carew was born around 1496 to Sir Richard Carew, Captain of Calais, and Malyn Oxenbridge. He entered the royal household at the age of six and shared a bedchamber with Henry VIII during his youth.
Sir Nicholas Carew was dispatched to France in January 1521 and returned for a second mission in 1524 to represent England at peace talks between Francis I and Charles V. These missions solidified his reputation as a statesman and warrior who commanded respect abroad.
Sir Nicholas Carew was executed for high treason based on letters that were allegedly treasonous and his alleged involvement in the Exeter Conspiracy. King Henry VIII believed Carew was part of a plot to depose him and place Cardinal Reginald Pole on the throne.
Sir Nicholas Carew was beheaded at Tower Hill on the 3rd of March 1539 after being found guilty of high treason on the 14th of February 1539. His last words were reported to be an exhortation to study evangelical books.
Queen Mary I granted the estate to Sir Nicholas Carew's son in her first year of reign, and Queen Elizabeth I granted the Coulsdon estate to his grandson Edward Darcy in 1589. Sir Francis Carew later attained a reversal of his father's attainder and purchased the Beddington estate from Lord Darcy.