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The Cecils - Privilege and Power Behind the Throne (Paperback)
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The Cecils - Privilege and Power Behind the Throne (Paperback)
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For over 50 years one family dominated England's high offices of
state. William and Robert Cecil, father and son, held unparalleled
power as statesmen, diplomats, counsellors and spymasters
throughout Elizabeth's reign and long beyond. From Privy Councillor
to Chief Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer, both exerted
far-reaching influence to secure the Queen's realm and legacy. They
enjoyed her reliance and trust, and Robert the gratitude of her
successor James I, yet each inhabited a perilous world where favour
brought enemies and a wrong step could lead to disaster. In "The
Cecils", David Loades reveals the personal and political lives of
these remarkable men. He shows how father and son negotiated
volatile court life, battling flamboyant favourites like Robert
Dudley and the ill-fated Earl of Essex and playing for time to
stabilise a country still torn by religious divide. He discovers
the contradictory characters of these advocates of caution who
nevertheless took great personal risks, such as William's role in
the execution of Mary Queen of Scots and Robert's secret
negotiations with James VI of Scotland before Elizabeth's death.
Yet these principled public servants - who put the interests of the
State before their own - still amassed large personal wealth, and
relished its display at their great houses of Burghley, Theobalds
and Hatfield. From the early days of turmoil, when William escaped
the fate of Thomas Seymour and honed his strategies for survival,
to the shadowy intrigues of the Jacobean court, this is a
fascinating portrait of men who shaped an extraordinary age.
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