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Burghley in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Burghley in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels2 people1570–1643

Historical events in Burghley

1570

1570
Peerage
William Cecil · House of Cecil

Created Lord Burghley, 1st

1598

1598
Peerage
William Cecil · House of Cecil

Created Lord Burghley, the 2nd

1643

24 July 1643
Siege of Burghley
Oliver Cromwell · Civil War

Leads a successful siege in Northamptonshire against the Countess of Essex

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