Sir Walter Mildmay was an English politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I, and founded Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Portrait by Paul van Somer I (c. 1577–1621)
Apethorpe Hall, depicted in 1829, acquired by Mildmay in 1552
The tomb of Sir Walter and Lady Mary Mildmay in St Bartholomew-the-Great
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on h
Walter Mildmay
…Sir Walter Mildmay (bef. 1523 – 31 May 1589) was an English politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I, and founded Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was born at Moulsham in Essex, the fourth and youngest son of Thomas Mildmay, later auditor of the Court…
Elizabeth's parents, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Anne was executed within three years of Elizabeth's birth.
A rare portrait of a teenage Elizabeth prior to her accession, attributed to William Scrots. It was painted for her father in c. 1546.
Elizabeth's guardian, Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley