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June 1576 - Cecil House i
Mary had been reluctant to go without her mother until Nan told her Philip was to go too. That made up for the presence of Mary de Vere.
The invitation, approved by the Queen, to Cecil House on the Strand, was to celebrate young Robert Cecil’s thirteenth birthday.
“His mother, Mildred, Baroness Burghley, was praised by Roger Ascham for her erudition and s…
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