Ilkley Literature Festival | Talk

Stephen Alford: The Secret World of Robert Cecil

19 Oct 2024

13:30 - 14:30

Ilkley Grammar School

Discover the untold story of the ultimate Tudor statesman and spy master: Robert Cecil. *Stephen Alford*, Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Leeds, reveals the astonishing threats of the period Cecil lived through, with no clear succession from Elizabeth I and military and religious peril at every turn. Hear how Cecil’s espionage network and good luck all conspired to keep England uninvaded and to create a new British monarchy that endures today.

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Ilkley Grammar School

Cowpasture Rd, Ilkley
LS29 8TR

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