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Burghley House

Great Houses – The Age of Gloriana

August 26, 2015 by Rebecca Larson Leave a Comment

The reign of Elizabeth I (the last Tudor monarch) is often associated with a golden age in English history - The age of Gloriana. Burghley House "Sir William Cecil built his extravagant 'prodigy house' on the Burghley estate, which his father, Richard Cecil, had purchased after it had been seized from Peterborough Abbey on the Dissolution of Monasteries under Henry Vlll. Construction too 32 years, from 1555 to 1587. During this period, Cecil proved an [More]

Posted in: Attractions, Elizabeth l, History, House of Tudor Tagged: Bess of Hardwick, Burghley House, Elizabeth l, Gloriana, Hardwick Hall, Kenilworth Castle, Robert Dudley, William Cecil

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