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title: Burghley House, Lincolnshire
author: Can Pac Swire
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12355/burghley-house-lincolnshire/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Burghley House, Lincolnshire

_Authored by Can Pac Swire_

## Image File

[![Burghley House, Lincolnshire](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12355.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12355.jpg)

## Image Caption

Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/). It was built in the 1560s CE for [William Cecil, Lord Burghley](https://www.worldhistory.org/William_Cecil_Lord_Burghley/) (1520-1598 CE), a minister in the government of [Elizabeth I of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Elizabeth_I_of_England/) (r. 1558-1603 CE) for 40 years.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Swire, C. P. (2020, June 09). Burghley House, Lincolnshire. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12355/burghley-house-lincolnshire/>
### Chicago
Swire, Can Pac. "Burghley House, Lincolnshire." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 09, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12355/burghley-house-lincolnshire/>.
### MLA
Swire, Can Pac. "Burghley House, Lincolnshire." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Jun 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12355/burghley-house-lincolnshire/>.

## License & Copyright

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