Burghley House - Wikipedia
WEBBurghley House (/ ˈbɜːrli / [1]) is a grand sixteenth-century English country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire. It is a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, built and still lived in by the Cecil family and is Grade I listed.
Cecil House - Wikipedia
WEBCecil House refers to two historical mansions on The Strand, London, in the vicinity of the Savoy. The first was a 16th-century house on the north side, where the Strand Palace Hotel now stands. The second was built in the early 17th century on the south side nearly opposite, where Shell Mex House stands today.
Hatfield House - Wikipedia
WEBHatfield House is a Grade I listed [1] country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of the town of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The present Jacobean house, a leading example of the prodigy house, was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I.
Cecil Family | Noble, Aristocracy, & Landowners | Britannica
WEBThe Cecil Family is one of England’s most famous and politically influential families, represented by two branches, holding respectively the marquessates of Exeter and Salisbury, both descended from William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Elizabeth I’s lord treasurer.
The Family Now - Burghley House
WEBBurghley House, the Cecil family’s home for over sixteen generations, continues to be the centrepiece for this sense of shared legacy. To navigate changing needs in the present era, the Burghley House Preservation Trust now cares for the well-being of the House, gardens, park and estate.
Burghley House - Wikiwand
WEBBurghley House (/ ˈbɜːrli /) is a grand sixteenth-century English country house near Stamford, Lincolnshire. It is a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, built and still lived in by the Cecil family and is Grade I listed.
Burghley House | History of the Family
WEBWilliam Cecil built Burghley House as a country home for the dynasty that he founded and as a demonstration of his wealth and power. Externally, it is largely as he left it. Within it has been transformed by his descendants and filled with an extraordinary Collection of wonderful things.
House of Cecil - European Heraldry
WEBWilliam Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney (1835–1909) Peerage created in 1892, with remainder, in default of male issue, to his eldest daughter Mary and her issue male. She married Colonel Lord William Cecil, third son of William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter.
William Cecil's Magnificent Mansions - Stamford Sights & Secrets …
WEBMay 16, 2020 · William Cecil was with her in the garden at Hatfield House in November 1558, as she sat under the oak tree and learnt that she had succeeded to the throne. Visit some of William Cecil's residences, in London and Hertfordshire. Get to know his beautiful gardens and magnificent mansions.
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley - Wikipedia
WEBThe house is one of the principal examples of 16th-century Elizabethan architecture, reflecting the prominence of its founder, and the lucrative wool trade of the Cecil estates. Cecil House was built as his London residence, an expansion of an existing building.