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Cecil accompanied Somerset on his Pinkie campaign of 1547 (part of the "Rough Wooing"), being one of the two Judges of the Marshalsea. The other was William Patten , who states that both he and Cecil began to write independent accounts of the campaign, and that Cecil generously contributed his notes for Patten's narrative, The Expedition into ...
William Cecil's early career was spent in the service of the Duke of Somerset (a brother of the late queen, Jane Seymour, who was Lord Protector during the early years of the reign of his nephew, the young Edward VI). Cecil accompanied Somerset on his Pinkie campaign of 1547 (part of the “War of the Rough Wooing"), as one of the two Judges of ...
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Earlier in that year he had accompanied Protector Somerset on his Pinkie campaign, being one of the two "judges of the Marshalsea," i.e. in the courts-martial. The other was William Patten, who states that both he and Cecil began to write independent accounts of the campaign, and that Cecil generously communicated his notes for Patten's ...
Sep 8, 2018 · William Cecil was born on September 13, 1520 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, to Sir Richard Cecil, the owner of Burghley Castle, and his wife Jane Heckington. William was the couple’s only son and he was put to school first at Grantham and then at Stamford. In May 1535, at the age of fourteen, he went up to St John’s College, Cambridge, where he ...
Cooke enjoyed the esteem of the Protector Somerset, and it was probably on his recommendation that Cecil entered Somerset’s service in May 1547. Having helped to organize the army for the invasion of Scotland, he served as one of its two judges and fought at Pinkie, where he narrowly escaped death.
Feb 10, 2017 · The Battle of Pinkie, 1547. England and Scotland went to war over a reluctant bride. by Peter Tsouras 2/10/2017. Share This Article. King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509-47) was obsessed with the survival of his dynasty, even demanding the marriage of his 6-year-old son, Edward, to the infant Mary Queen of Scots (born December 1542) in 1543.
Aug 21, 2018 · Earlier in that year he had accompanied Protector Somerset on his Pinkie campaign, being one of the two “judges of the Marshalsea,” i.e. in the courts-martial. The other was William Patten, who states that both he and Cecil began to write independent accounts of the campaign, and that Cecil generously communicated his notes for Patten’s ...
