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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley KG PC (13 September 1520 – 4 August 1598) was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State (1550–1553 and 1558–1572) and Lord High Treasurer from 1572.
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (born Sept. 13, 1520, Bourne, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died Aug. 5, 1598, London) was the 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.
Jun 10, 2020 · William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598 CE) was Elizabeth I of England 's most important minister for much of her reign (1558-1603 CE). Lord Burghley was Secretary of State for both Edward VI of England (r. 1547-1553 CE) and Elizabeth.
- Mark Cartwright
Sep 9, 2020 · Who was William Cecil, Lord Burghley? William Cecil (1520/1–98) appears omnipresent in Elizabethan history. His proximity to Queen Elizabeth I – and the dominant role that he played in government – makes it hard to write a history of the reign without seeing it partly through Cecil’s eyes.
- Rachel Dinning
Aug 4, 2015 · William Cecil. Today is the anniversary of the death of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, at his home in London in 1598. Here is a bio of this extraordinary Tudor man: Birth: 13th September 1521 in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
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Mar 17, 2015 · Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley, was one of the major political figures in the reign of Elizabeth I. Burghley held all the major political posts in the land and was to all intents the most powerful non-royal in England and Wales. William Cecil was born on September 13 th 1520.
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, (born Sept. 13, 1520, Bourne, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died Aug. 5, 1598, London), English statesman, principal adviser to Elizabeth I through most of her reign and a master of Renaissance statecraft. Having served as a councillor and cosecretary to Edward VI, he was appointed Elizabeth’s sole secretary when she ...
