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Sep 9, 2020 · William Cecil (1520/1–98) was one of Elizabeth I's most famous advisors." Despite this, getting to know him remains oddly difficult," says Janet Dickinson. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images) Despite this, getting to really know Cecil remains oddly difficult. The sheer scale and scope of his activities overcomes even the most ...
12 Copy quote. A man can buy nothing in the market with gentility. William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. Men, Manners, Gentility. 6 Copy quote. Don't borrow money from a neighbor or a friend, but of a stranger where, paying for it you shall hear of it no more. William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.
Mar 17, 2015 · In his political lifetime Cecil had been Principal Secretary to the Queen, Lord Treasurer and Chief Minister – all the major posts that could have been held. His son, Robert, was to have an equally successful political career under James I. Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, died on August 4th 1598.
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. He also served the latter as Lord Treasurer from 1572 to 1598 CE and, unlike many great statesmen of the ...
Stephen Alford | University of Cambridge. If there is one man who shaped the State Papers it was William Cecil, first Baron of Burghley, Elizabeth I’s Secretary (1558-72) and Lord Treasurer (1572-1598). Burghley was many men rolled into one, the consummate servant of the Crown: in Britain today he would be Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary ...
Mildred Cecil, Baroness Burghley (née Cooke; 1526 – 4 April 1589) was an English noblewoman and translator. She was the wife of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , the most trusted adviser of Elizabeth I , and the mother of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury , adviser to James I .
William CECIL (1st Baron BURGHLEY) (Queen Elizabeth's chief advisor); Knight of the Garter; Chief Secretary of State, Lord High Treasurer, Lord Privy Seal; etc. Born: 1521 Died: 1598
