Janet Dickinson - William Cecil and the Elizabethan World

Janet Dickinson - William Cecil and the Elizabethan World
Ahead of the 500th anniversary of his birth in 2020, this talk will focus on the extraordinary figure of William Cecil, first Lord Burghley, who dominated the court of Elizabeth I from the start of her reign until his death in 1598. The scope of Cecil's activities at the court and well beyond, to the fens of Lincolnshire and the establishment of a dynasty of his own will be discussed along with his longer term significance in history and in the context of our own times.
Recorded at the Continuing Education Open Day on Saturday 31 August 2019
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