4 August 1598 – Death of William Cecil, Lord Burghley

On this day in history, the 4th August 1598, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, died at his home in London aged 76. He was laid to rest at St Martin’s Church, Stamford, in his home county of Lincolnshire.

You can read more about William Cecil, Elizabeth I’s right hand man, in the following articles:-

• William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
• The Cambridge Connections
• The Cambridge Connections Part 2

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