William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley KG PC (13 September 1520 – 4 August 1598) was an English statesman who served as chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, and twice Secretary of State from 1550–1553 and 1558–1572, as well as Lord High Treasurer from 1572.
==Popular Culture==
===Appearances===
====Variants====
The following list is of explicit appearances of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
1980	Lord Burghley 	
*Drake's Venture	
*Lord Burghley was portrayed by Michael Turner.Drake's Venture - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021Michael Turner - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021
*Sir Francis Drake was portrayed by John Thaw,John Thaw - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021 Queen Elizabeth I was portrayed by Charlotte Cornwell,Charlotte Cornwell - IMDB - 2 September 2021 Sir Francis Walsingham was portrayed by David Ryall,David Ryall - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021 Thomas Doughty was portrayed by Paul Darrow,Paul Darrow - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021 Sir Christopher Hatton was portrayed by Peter Cellier,Peter Cellier - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021 John Dee was portrayed by Esmond Knight,Esmond Knight - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021 Admiral Wynter was portrayed by Michael Stroud,Michael Stroud - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021 and Francis Fletcher was portrayed by Roger Adamson.Roger Adamson - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021
1998	Sir William Cecil	
* Elizabeth	
* Portrayed by Richard Attenborough.Elizabeth - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021Richard Attenborough - IMDB - Retrieved 2 September 2021
==Links==
*William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley on Wikipedia
*William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley on Encyclopædia Britannica
==References==
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Category:Real English politicians