Sir William Cecil: Elizabeth I’s Chief Minister

Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley was at Elizabeth I’s side from the day she became Queen until his death forty years later. During that period they worked closely together - not always agreeing on policy, but with mutual trust and confidence. At the heart of Burghley’s policy was the ambition to forge a Protestant state, preferably linking England and Scotland to stand against Catholic Europe. However, politics weren’t his only passion, he also had a vast array of other interests, including architecture, maps, books and his family. ABOUT THE SERIES: Tudor Times Insights are ebooks collating articles from our website www.tudortimes.co.uk which is a repository for a wide variety of information about the Tudor and Stewart period 1485 - 1625. There you can find material on People, Places, Daily Life, Military & Warfare, Politics & Economics and Religion. The site has a Book Review section, with author interviews and a book club. It also features comprehensive family trees, and a ‘What’s On’ event list with information about forthcoming activities relevant to the Tudors and Stewarts.