William Cecil, Lord Burleigh [Burghley]. (From a painting in the National Portrait Gallery.) - NYPL Digital Collections
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William Cecil, Lord Burghley, chief minister to the Crown almost throughout Elizabeth's reign, had as guardian of Shakespeare's patron Southampton the difficult task of ke - Album alb9091321
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