Title:
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), English statesman, 1889. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
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. From 'Illustrations of Scottish History' published by Edinburgh: James Stillie, 1889.