Burghley
Subtitle: William Cecil at the court of Elizabeth I
By: Stephen Alford.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Haven [Conn.]; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
ISBN-13: 9780300118964
Subjects: Burghley, William Cecil, -- Baron, -- 1520-1598; Elizabeth -- I, -- Queen of England, -- 1533-1603 -- Relations with statesmen; Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Biography; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1558-1603
Genres: Biography.
Description: 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. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [348]-388) and index.