William Cecil, lst Baron Burghley (1520-1598), appointed Secretary of State by Elizabeth I in 1558, he was the prominent English statesman of his age. Cecil in the robes of the Order of the Garter. Portrait by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1561-1635).

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William Cecil, lst Baron Burghley (1520-1598), appointed Secretary of State by Elizabeth I in 1558, he was the prominent English statesman of his age. Cecil in the robes of the Order of the Garter. Portrait by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1561-1635).

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