Privy Councillors
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- Privy Councillors
- Sir William Cecil
- Appointed: 1558
- A moderate Protestant
- Made Secretary of State (1558), Lord Burghley (1571) and Lord Treasurer (1572).
- Loyal adviser for 40 years.
- Sir Francis Walsingham
- Helped discover the Ridolfi plot in 1571.
- A strong Puritan
- Knighted (1577) and put in charge of E's secret service- controlled a network of spies.
- 1586: discovered Mary was involved in the Babington plot.
- Appointed: 1573
- Robert Dudley
- Appointed: 1562
- Childhood friends with Elizabeth and she called him her 'sweet Robin'.
- A Puritan
- Made Earl of Leicester (1564) and commander of army sent to the Netherlands (1585) but returned due to quarrels with generals
- Sir Christopher Hatton
- Appointed: 1577
- Elizabeth gave him several government jobs and land (1561)
- A moderate Protestant.
- Knighted (1577) and made Lord Chancellor (1587).
- Organised progresses, helped pass laws and control MPs.
- Robert Deveruex
- Appointed: 1593
- Fought in the Netherlands, France and Spain.
- 1601: led a rebellion and executed for treason.
- Sir William Cecil
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