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8 de nov. de 2024 · William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, was a principal adviser to England’s Queen Elizabeth I through most of her reign. Cecil was a master of Renaissance statecraft, whose talents as a diplomat, politician, and administrator won him high office and a peerage.
8 de nov. de 2024 · William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley - Statesman, Adviser, Queen Elizabeth I: As a statesman Burghley saw that his duty was to give the Queen his best advice and then to carry out whatever policy seemed expedient to her. His loyalty in this task won Elizabeth’s confidence.
17 de nov. de 2024 · In this episode of the Renaissance English History Podcast, Heather takes a deep dive into the life and legacy of William Cecil, also known as Lord Burghley, one of the most influential figures of Elizabethan England.
24 de nov. de 2024 · Robert Dudley's relationship with William Cecil, Lord Burghley, was complicated. Traditionally they have been seen as enemies, and Cecil behind the scenes sabotaged Dudley's endeavours to obtain the Queen's hand. [ 70 ]
Há 1 dia · In response to their fear, she chose as her chief minister Sir William Cecil, a Protestant, and former secretary to Lord Protector the Duke of Somerset and then to the Duke of Northumberland. Under Mary, he had been spared, and often visited Elizabeth, ostensibly to review her accounts and expenditure.
Há 2 dias · Sir William Cecil (afterwards Lord Burleigh) began, about the year 1560, to build upon a new site, what, it is said, he at first intended for a small mansion, to be the residence of his younger son (fn. 12). On the 27th of July 1564, Queen Elizabeth first honoured him with a visit at Theobalds.
14 de nov. de 2024 · William Cecil, Lord Burghley, was chief advisor to Elizabeth I, and his son Robert was Secretary of State to both Elizabeth and James I. Unusually, these state papers have remained in the family archives at Hatfield House.
