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A 1560's CE portrait of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598 CE) who was Elizabeth I of England’s most important minister for much of her reign (1558-1603 CE). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It was built in the 1560s CE for William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598 CE), a minister in the government of Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603 CE) for 40 years.

The tomb of William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598 CE), a minister in the government of Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603 CE) for 40 years. Saint Martin's Church, Stamford, England.

A 16th century CE portrait of William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598 CE), Secretary of State and Lord Treasurer during the reign of Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603 CE). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

The Tudor gatehouse added to Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire by Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (l. c. 1532-1588 CE).

Still from the TV series Farouk Omar.

A c. 1564 CE portrait of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (l. c. 1532-1588 CE). Dudley's coat of arms is shown in the background. (Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, England)

A 16th century CE painting of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567 CE) and her second husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley (1545-1567 CE),

The tomb of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567) in Westminster Abbey.

A c. 1559 illustration of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567) and her first husband, Francis II of France (r. 1559-1560). National Library of France, Paris.