STEPHEN ALFORD: LORD BURGHLEY BIOGRAPHY
BURGHLEY: WILLIAM CECIL AT THE COUR OF ELIZABETH i (2011).
William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520–1598), was the closest adviser to England’s Queen Elizabeth I and was the driving force behind the Queen's reign for four decades. Cecil’s impact on the development of the English state was deep and personal. A committed Protestant, he guided domestic and foreign affairs with the confidence of his religious conviction.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Stephen Alford (born 1970) has been Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Leeds since 2012. He was previously a Fellow in history at King’s College Cambridge.
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