Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley NPG D32416

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by John Samuel Agar, after William Hilton, after Unknown artist

William Cecil served both Edward VI and Mary I but exercised most power when chief minister to their sister Elizabeth I. When she ascended to the throne, Elizabeth's first appointment was to make Cecil her principal secretary of state, making him the youngest member of her council. Throughout his life he was the queen's most influential minister, tempering her actions with cautious but decisive advice. As a result, the Queen nicknamed Cecil her 'Spirit'. He was created Baron Burghley in 1571, and... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.