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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 ...
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.
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.
23 de sept. de 2015 · Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley, seems the very epitome of the faceless bureaucrat. He served Queen Elizabeth I for 40 years, first as Secretary, then as Lord Treasurer. He was at her side from the very first moment of her reign, until a few days before his death in 1598. During this time he wrote thousands of memos, dictated thousands more ...
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley. (1520 or 1521-1598), Lord High Treasurer. Sitter associated with 45 portraits. William Cecil served both Edward VI and Mary I but exercised most power when chief minister to their sister Elizabeth I. When she ascended to the throne, Elizabeth's first appointment was to make Cecil her principal secretary of ...
