Burghley: William Cecil at the Court of Elizabeth I

by Stephen Alford

Book Overview

The first modern biography of the most powerful politician in late Tudor England

William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598), was the closest adviser to England's Queen Elizabeth I and--as this revealing and provocative biography shows--he 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300170882
• ISBN13: 9780300170887
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"