William Cecil, Lord Burghley
(1520-1598)

Chief Advisor, Secretary of State, 
Lord Treasurer

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester 
(c.1533-1588)

Master of the Horse
Governor-General of the Netherlands
Lieutenant-General & Captain of Army (1588)

Biography

Sir Francis Walsingham
(c.1530-1590)

Spymaster, Secretary of State

Sir Christopher Hatton
(1540-1591)

Vice-Chamberlain of royal household
 Lord Chancellor of England

Sir Henry Sidney
(1526-1586)

Lord Deputy of Ireland
Lord President of Wales

Sir Philip Sidney
(1554-1586)

Soldier, Courtier, Poet

Sir Francis Drake
(c.1540-1596)

Sea Captain, Explorer, Privateer

Sir Walter Raleigh
(1552-1618)

Soldier, Courtier, Poet, Explorer

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
(1566-1601)

Master of the Horse
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Sir Robert Cecil
(1563-1612)

Secretary of State