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The William Cecil lies within The Burghley Estate, the centrepiece of which is Burghley House, a magnificent Elizabethan treasure house. The hotel is a landmark feature in the historic and prosperous market town of Stamford. Whether you want a relaxing stay, a delicious meal, an ideal venue for a business meeting or a private celebration, come ...
William Cecil, Königin Elisabeth I. und Francis Walsingham (Kupferstich von William Faithorne, 1655) William Cecil trug in hohem Maße zu Elisabeths Neuordnung der englischen Kirche bei (Anglican Settlement). Cecil fürchtete den Katholizismus mehr als politische denn als religiöse Gefahr.
Breakfast is light, hearty, or kick-started with spiced-as-you-like bloody Marys. Lunch and dinner feature star ingredients in classics, our own signatures and divine desserts. For groups of 8 or more please call or email. 01780 750070. enquiries@thewilliamcecil.co.uk.
William Cecil’s managerial experiences began early in the reign of Edward VI. Fresh from Cambridge and Gray’s Inn, he rose meteorically. In his late twenties he became the right-hand man of Protector Somerset; when Somerset fell in 1549, Cecil was imprisoned in the Tower for a brief time, and then quickly became equally close to Somerset’s successor, Northumberland.
According to Cecil's own chronology of his life, he sat in Parliament in 1543. He was knighted in 1551, and became a member of the Privy Council (and the principal secretary) from 1550 until 1553. He spent the last three years of Mary's reign privately in Wimbledon. Cecil's public life began again in November 1558, when he started working on ...
William Cecil, raised to the peerage as first Baron Burghley, who served as secretary of state under Edward VI and then as Queen Elizabeth I's chief minister and lord high treasurer of England, more than any other individual of the age, it will be argued, dictated the course and the character of the connection between England and Ireland in the sixteenth century.
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. A master of discretion, Burghley as a royal servant assumed an official mask and learned “to walk invisible.” His ...
