Curated category
Cecil family
- William Cecil, 1st Baron BurghleyWilliam Cecil arrived in the world on the 13th of September 1520 within the quiet village of Bourne, Lincolnshire. His father Sir Richard Cecil owned the…
- Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of SalisburyRobert Cecil stood barely five feet tall with a spine curved by scoliosis. Queen Elizabeth I called him my pygmy while King James I nicknamed him my little…
- Hatfield HouseCardinal John Morton built the Royal Palace of Hatfield in 1497. This structure stood as a square with four wings surrounding a central courtyard.