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William Cecil Burghley Collection

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Letter from William Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton

Letter from William Cecil to Sir Christopher Hatton, Vice Chamberlain, 12th September 1586

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, 16th century (c1905)

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, 16th century (c1905). Cecil (1520-1598) was an English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Burghley House, near Stamford, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Burghley House, near Stamford, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Burghley House, near Stamford, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter, 1871

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Elizabeth, (1533-1603), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Elizabeth, (1533-1603), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Elizabeth, (1533-1603), 1830. Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death, the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Front of Burghley House, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Front of Burghley House, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Front of Burghley House, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume I.". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: The Lodge, Burghley Park, 1898. Creator: Unknown

The Lodge, Burghley Park, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Lodge, Burghley Park, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume I.". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Burghley Portraits, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Burghley Portraits, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Burghley Portraits, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume I.". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: William Cecil, Lord Burghley. (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Henry Thomas Ryall

William Cecil, Lord Burghley. (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Henry Thomas Ryall
William Cecil, Lord Burghley. (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English politician Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Lord Burleigh, 1897. Creator: John Leech

Lord Burleigh, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Lord Burleigh, 1897. Burghley, wearing spectacles, is reading a document. (Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), was the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I)

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: William Cecil Lord Burghley, (1933). Creator: Unknown

William Cecil Lord Burghley, (1933). Creator: Unknown
William Cecil Lord Burghley, (1933). Portrait of Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Burghley House, Lincolnshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown

Burghley House, Lincolnshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Burghley House, Lincolnshire, 1894. The house was built in the 16th century for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: William Cecil, Lord Burghley, mid 16th century, (1941)

William Cecil, Lord Burghley, mid 16th century, (1941). Cecil (1520-1598) was an English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I. From British Statesmen, by Enest Barker

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Interior view of the Court of Wards and Liveries, 1747

Interior view of the Court of Wards and Liveries, 1747. Shows various sixteenth century figures seated around a table

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 16th century

William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 16th century. Cecil (1520-1598) was an English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I. After Hans Eworth (c1520-1574)

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Willem Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, 16th century English statesman

Willem Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, 16th century English statesman. Cecil (1520-1598) was Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I from 1558, and was her most trusted advisor for the next 40 years

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Letter by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Letter by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to Lord Burghley and Sir Walter Mildmay, 1576 (1856)

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Burghley House, Lincolnshire, home of the Marquis of Exeter, c1880

Burghley House, Lincolnshire, home of the Marquis of Exeter, c1880. The house was built in the 16th century for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Burleigh House gardens, Stamford, Lincolnshire, 1900

Burleigh House gardens, Stamford, Lincolnshire, 1900. This great Elizabethan house of Burghley or Burleigh was completed by William Cecil, Lord Burghley in 1587

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, (c1850)

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, (c1850). Cecil (1520-1598) was an English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I. Taken from the book Old Englands Worthies, London, c1850

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex

Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to William Cecil, 1st July 1596

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil

Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586

Background imageWilliam Cecil Burghley Collection: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), English statesman

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), English statesman. Cecil was Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I from 1558, and was her most trusted advisor for the next 40 years


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