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- The most trusted and influential advisor to Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603; see entry), William Cecil is considered one of the greatest statesmen in English history. He was largely responsible for shaping Elizabeth's foreign policy in an age of exploration, expansion, and political danger.
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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.
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Aug 4, 2015 · William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. 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.
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (September 13, 1520 – August 4, 1598) was an English politician, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign (November 17, 1558 – March 24, 1603), and Lord High Treasurer from 1572.
William Cecil And Elizabeth I: The Power Couple of the Tudor Age. Elizabeth I · Hatfield House · PEOPLE. This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, that great Elizabethan statesman whose name is inextricably linked with his royal mistress, Queen Elizabeth I, also known as the Virgin Queen.
William Cecil was born in 1520 to a well-off family. He was very well-educated, having been introduced into elite academic circles by the time he was a teenager. By his early 20s, he was working ...
The most trusted and influential advisor to Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603; see entry), William Cecil is considered one of the greatest statesmen in English history. He was largely responsible for shaping Elizabeth's foreign policy in an age of exploration, expansion, and political danger.
Cecil remained in Cambridge for some five years, leaving in 1540 to complete his education at Gray’s Inn in London, where he was admitted on 6 th May 1541. With strong reformist views a church career was not on the cards, and a training in civil law was the most obvious home for his talents.
