Robert Cecil, 1st earl of Salisbury: References & Edit History

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Biographies include Algernon Cecil, A Life of Robert Cecil (1915, reprinted 1971); P.M. Handover, The Second Cecil (1959); and Alan Haynes, Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, 1563–1612 (1989).

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Anniversary information added. May 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 20, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Apr 05, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Robert Cecil. Feb 14, 2018
Media added. Jan 19, 2010
Added new Web site: History Learning Site - Biography of Robert Cecil. Sep 10, 2008
Added new Web site: Elizabethan Era - Chronobiography of Robert Cecil. Sep 10, 2008
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Article revised. Mar 25, 1999
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