9 Podcast Episodes
William Cecil and the Coat of Arms
William Cecil and the Coat of Arms
The date is February 1571. Cecil has just been given the title Baron of Burghley by Queen Elizabeth and decides to get h... Read more
17 May 2022
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14mins
4 August - Elizabeth I's spirit, William Cecil
4 August - Elizabeth I's spirit, William Cecil
On 4th August 1598, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, died. He'd been Elizabeth's ch... Read more
3 Aug 2021
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Tudor Minute August 4: RIP William Cecil
Tudor Minute August 4: RIP William Cecil
Today in 1598 William Cecil, the first Baron Burghley, died. He was the chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth for the majorit... Read more
4 Aug 2020
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1min
June 19 - A bad end for a priest threatening William Cecil with hell
June 19 - A bad end for a priest threatening William Cecil with hell
On this day in Tudor history, 19th June 1573, Jesuit priest and former rector of a Lincolnshire parish, Thomas Woodhouse... Read more
18 Jun 2020
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5mins
William Cecil, Theobalds and Elizabeth I: Power and Prestige in Elizabethan England
William Cecil, Theobalds and Elizabeth I: Power and Prestige in Elizabethan England
In March’s episode of the Tudor Travel Show, we focus on William Cecil Lord, Burghley in this, the 500th anniversary of ... Read more
21 Mar 2020
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1hr 10mins
September 13 - William Cecil, Elizabeth I's "spirit"
September 13 - William Cecil, Elizabeth I's "spirit"
On this day in Tudor history, 13th September 1520, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and Queen Elizabeth I's chief advis... Read more
12 Sep 2019
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7mins
William Cecil
William Cecil
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact on the British Isles of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, the most poweful m... Read more
7 Mar 2019
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51mins
William Cecil
William Cecil
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact on the British Isles of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, the most poweful m... Read more
7 Mar 2019
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51mins
Dr Karen Holland (Providence College). Finding Her Voice: Joan Fitzgerald's Petition Letters to William Cecil.
Dr Karen Holland (Providence College). Finding Her Voice: Joan Fitzgerald's Petition Letters to William Cecil.
Dr Karen Holland (Providence College) at the 2017 Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference: "Finding Her Voice: Joan Fitzgera... Read more
18 Sep 2017
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24mins