#ElizabethI’s brief illness made the question of the succession top priority for #WilliamCecil and the Privy Council.
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#OTD
28th March 1591
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, was born in Westminster to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and his wife, Elizabeth Brooke.
He was the grandson of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.
#WilliamCecil #2ndEarlofSalisbury #Tudors #History
#OTD
3rd February 1587
Queen Elizabeth I's Privy Council met in William Cecil, Lord Burghley’s chambers at Greenwich and agreed to send Mary, Queen of Scots’ signed death warrant to Fotheringhay.
#WilliamCecil #LordBurghley #PrivyCouncil #Tudors #History
#OTD
1st November 1527
William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham was born to George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham and his wife, Anne Bray.
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#WilliamBrooke #BaronCobham #LordWardenoftheCinquePorts #LordChamberlain #WilliamCecil #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History
#OTD 14 Oct 1586
#MaryQueenofScots trial began at Fotheringhay Castle
Intending to boycott it she relented, #WilliamCecil said it would go ahead with or without her
Listening as #ElizabethI's Court put their case, was she
oblivious to her fate?
Herstory youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Elizabethan
#WilliamCecil was born #OnThisDay in 1520; created the first Baron Burghley by #ElizabethTudor, he served the queen of #England as prime minister for most of her reign until his death in 1598; he was a skillful policy maker if conservative & advised the queen well...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
Unknown Artist
Portrait of #WilliamCecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-98), who was #BornOnThisDay
1590s
Bodleian Library, Oxford
#Cecil #LordBurghley #Tudor
Unknown Artist
Portrait of #WilliamCecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-98), who was #BornOnThisDay
1590s
National Portrait Gallery
#Cecil #LordBurghley #Tudor
Attributed to Marcus #Gheeraerts the Younger (1561–1636)
Portrait of #WilliamCecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-98), who was #BornOnThisDay
after 1585
National Portrait Gallery
#Cecil #LordBurghley #Tudor
Unknown Artist
Portrait of #WilliamCecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-98), who was #BornOnThisDay
after 1572
National Portrait Gallery
#Cecil #LordBurghley #Tudor
Unknown Artist
Portrait of #WilliamCecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-98), who was #BornOnThisDay
1560s
National Portrait Gallery
#Cecil #LordBurghley #Tudor
#OTD 13 Sept 1520
#WilliamCecil, Lord Burghley was born in Bourne
In 1550 he began service as Secretary of State 1st to #EdwardVI then #ElizabethI whom he served as Chief adviser for 14yrs
A great builder & patron of the arts, building Burghley House
#OTD
13th September 1520
William Cecil, Lord Burghley was born at Bourne, Lincolnshire, to Richard Cecil and his wife, Jane Heckington.
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#WilliamCecil #BaronBurghley #LordBurghley #Minister #KingEdwardVI #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History
#OTD 4 Aug 1598
#WilliamCecil, 1st Baron Burghley statesman & chief advisor to #ElizabethI died
Unlike his predecessors from her father's reign (such as #ThomasCromwell - youtube.com/playlist?lis...), Cecil was in for the long haul providing stability to her reign
#OTD
4th August 1598
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley died at Westminster.
A prominent statesman, he was chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth I.
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#WilliamCecil #BaronBurghley #Statesman #Tudors #History
#OTD
5th May 1542
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter was born in the parish of St Mary the Great, Cambridge. He was the eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and his first wife, Mary Cheke.
#ThomasCecil #EarlofExeter #WilliamCecil #BaronBurghley #Tudors #History
#OTD
28th March 1591
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, was born in Westminster. He was the son of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Brooke.
He was the grandson of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.
#WilliamCecil #2ndEarlofSalisbury #Tudors #History
2:50pm TODAY on @pbsuk.bsky.social
Elizabeth I's Secret Agents
Ep 1 of 3
A look at the world's first secret service. When the pope declares Queen Elizabeth I a heretic, spymaster #WilliamCecil must stop the Catholic assassins getting through.
#Tudors #History
#OTD
3rd February 1587
Queen Elizabeth I's Privy Council met in William Cecil, Lord Burghley’s chambers at Greenwich and agreed to send Mary, Queen of Scots’ signed death warrant to Fotheringhay.
#WilliamCecil #LordBurghley #PrivyCouncil #Tudors #History
#OTD 14 Oct 1586
#MaryQueenofScots trial began at Fotheringhay Castle
Intending to boycott it she relented, #WilliamCecil said it would go ahead with or without her
Listening as #ElizabethI's Court put their case, was she
oblivious to her fate?
Herstory: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Burghley
#WilliamCecil was born #OnThisDay in 1520; created the first Baron Burghley by #ElizabethTudor, he served the queen of #England as prime minister for most of her reign until his death in 1598...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
#OTD 13 Sept 1520
#WilliamCecil, Lord Burghley was born in Bourne, Lincs
In 1550 he began service as Secretary of State 1st to #EdwardVI then #ElizabethI whom he served as Chief adviser for 14yrs
A great builder & patron of the arts, responsible for building Burghley House
