Cecil, R. (English spelling) CecilR

Japanese: Cecil,R.(英語表記)CecilR
Cecil, R. (English spelling) CecilR

…British politician. Graduated from Cambridge University. He started as clerk of the common law courts in 1547, became a member of Parliament, and served as secretary to the regent, Duke of Somerset, during the reign of Edward VI. After the Duke's downfall, he was briefly imprisoned in the Tower of London, but returned from 1550 to 1553, and was knighted in 1551. He skillfully avoided the Catholic backlash that followed under Queen Mary, and escaped unscathed. After Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1558, he served as Chief Secretary until 1572, and as a seasoned politician, he shaped the domestic and foreign policies of the time. …

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Japanese:

…イギリスの政治家。ケンブリッジ大学卒。1547年民事訴訟裁判所書記を振出しに,国会議員,エドワード6世時代には摂政サマセット公の秘書。公の失脚とともに一時ロンドン塔に幽閉されたが,50‐53年返り咲き,51年騎士の位を受ける。続くメアリー女王治下のカトリック反動にも巧みに身をかわして事なきをえた。58年エリザベス女王の即位とともに,72年まで秘書長官,老練な政治家として内政・外交にこの時代の政策を方向づけた。…

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