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Burghley : William Cecil at the court of Elizabeth I

Title
Burghley : William Cecil at the court of Elizabeth I / Stephen Alford.
Author
Alford, Stephen, 1970-
Publication
New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, [2008], ©2008.

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Description
xv, 412 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
Subject
  • Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598
  • Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
  • Statesmen > Great Britain > Biography
  • Statesmen
  • Great Britain > History > Elizabeth, 1558-1603 > Biography
  • Great Britain > Politics and government > 1558-1603
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [348]-388) and index.
Contents
Pt. 1. Apprenticeships -- 1. The Cyssylls of Stamford -- 2. St John the Evangelist -- 3. London and Court -- 4. Servant and Secretary -- 5. Conscience or Treason? -- 6. 'Some Fruit Made of an Evil Time' -- Pt. 2. 'A Shop for 'Cunning Men' -- 7. Master Secretary's Device -- 8. 'This Famous Isle' -- 9. 'As Sheep without a Shepherd' -- 10. Household and Family -- 11. Conspiracy and Rebellion -- 12. Vomiting up a Poison -- 13. To Kill a Duke -- Pt. 3. Burghley's Commonwealth -- 14. 'The Poorest Lord in England' -- 15. A Gaping Gulf -- 16. The Execution of Justice -- 17. The Commission -- 18. To Kill a Queen -- 19. Burghley Triumphant -- 20. 'Better for Heaven than for the World'.
ISBN
  • 9780300118964 (alk. paper)
  • 0300118961 (alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2007042537
  • 40015728539
OCLC
  • ocn174501721
  • 174501721
  • SCSB-13971775
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries