Burghley House - Stamford - Lincolnshire. An English Treasure

Come and take a walk with me through some of the wonderfully decorated rooms of one of England's greatest Elizabethan country houses. NOTE: If you have trouble with the speed of the video and reading the text overlays you can try reducing the playback speed in the settings.
Burghley was built for Sir William Cecil, later 1st Baron Burghley, who was Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I of England, between 1555 and 1587, and modelled on the privy lodgings of Richmond Palace.[4][5][6] It was subsequently the residence of his descendants, the Earls, and since 1801, the Marquesses of Exeter. Since 1961, it has been owned by a charitable trust established by the family.
It is a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, built and still lived in by the Cecil family. The exterior largely retains its Elizabethan appearance, but most of the interiors date from remodellings before 1800. The house is open to the public on a seasonal basis[2] and displays a circuit of grand and richly furnished state apartments. Its park was laid out by Capability Brown (Wikipedia)
Music: Royal Estate & The Garden Repertior by Francis Wells.
Interlude No1 by Peter Sandburg
Epidemic Sound

[@zahraarni723]

The quality of the video is excellent. I felt as if I was there myself. Thank you very much.

[@janedoe805]

Dear Essex Videographer, I consider myself an Anglophile from Brooklyn, NY having fallen in love with England while in grammar school. Many years later (over 50) I’m retired and travel around the United Kingdom for 4 to 8 months out of the year. Unfortunately, with this horrific Pandemic put a huge kink in my travel plans. So, l was delighted that KZbin recommend your Channel! What a wonderful video and extremely well done! Of course l subscribed and rang the notification bell. I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thank you so very much. ☺️👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@essexonfilm]

Thank you for the very kind comments. Very much appreciated. In case you haven't seen it I have another I did early this year but unfornately the house was closed but I got some great aerial shots. Video is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKK2g3RnrpmWrLc

[@hdhedden]

Beautiful place! The film moved a bit too rapidly and I found myself unable to read the narration before it was moving on to the next scene.

[@essexonfilm]

Apologies. A lesson learnt, and thank you for watching.

[@essexonfilm]

@Gabe I'm about half way through putting together a slower version with more video content and a lot more historical notes which can be easily read without slowing things down. Stay tuned and thank you for watching.

[@rociolezama2192]

@@essexonfilm Estaré atenta a más publicaciones. Muchas gracias.🇵🇪

[@essexonfilm]

@@rociolezama2192 Thank you

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

Absolutely breathtaking!

[@essexonfilm]

I sometimes wish I could spend just one day in these opulant homes when they were at the height of their occupancy, just to experience the grandure in the way it was meant to be, warts n all.

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

@@essexonfilm yes, indeed. Would that not be the height of pure indulgence?

[@brendatrujillo2666]

What a wonderful place. Even in it’s grandeur, there is a cozy warmth. Lovely!

[@nancytestani1470]

Lord Burghley’s House..the Cecils…….wow, and more wow

[@garycraigart3579]

beautifully filmed and scored. A shame that the information panels were too fast to allow the viewer to read the information and still see all the video. Slow down a bit and allow us to revel in the delights of the home.

[@essexonfilm]

Lesson learnt for next time. Thank you for watching

[@ginawiggles918]

My laptop has a "PAUSE" feature that allows me all the time I need to read and enjoy. My only problem is that the text sometime gets obliterated that red time line feature that all videos have at the bottom. Oh well.....nothing's perfect.

[@essexonfilm]

@@ginawiggles918 Thank you for watching. As I've mentioned in other replies. It's all a learning curve for next time :)

[@ginawiggles918]

@@essexonfilm: Thank you for your very quick comment. I'm just happy to have found your channel. As a devoted Anglophile I am always thrilled by the wonderful videos I find on KZbin. Now I have another one to which I will subscribe. Well done.

[@catheline51]

Beautiful. I would also preferred to listen to a narrator. Very often script on screen is too small to read and fm goes way too fast.

[@mytye]

Great work thankyou for sharing this. It’s only a few miles from where I live 😃

[@Toledo1940]

I visited this home on one of my trips to the Mother Country, in the 1980s. It's a very snazzy joint!

[@ColSam458]

Such a beautiful house of great grandeur and stunning artwork. Your filming, editing and music choice were very commendable!

[@essexonfilm]

I thank everyone for your comments. Yes, it could be slower. Yes there needs to be more time to read the comments. This was the first time I'd filmed in this way and the lesson has been learned I assure you.

[@dangagne3347]

For your first time, you must incredibly proud of this beautiful video and editing. I’m amazed at the number of paintings in one building (instead of world famous museum). Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing with us.

[@lizzie7825]

To rectify this problem to add a note reminding people they can adjust they playback speed at the top right hand corner of the video.

[@essexonfilm]

Thanks Lizzie. Good shout. i've now added exactly that in the description. Thanks for watching

[@janetpattison8474]

It’s still great! Love the video! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@MsCheesemonster13]

Loved this video. I used the pause button when I wanted to take my time reading the panels, so I didn’t have any problems with the information.

[@essexonfilm]

Great tip!

[@alain8747]

Quelle beauté .En effet un véritable trésor

[@jinglekringlemiller4058]

Wow, very beautiful. Gives me some great ideas for my own little shack.....giggle!

[@ginawiggles918]

Lucky are we that can enjoy a treasure house like Burghley even if we live on the other side of the world. I can highly recommend a 2 DVD set I purchased on Amazon titled (If I recall correctly) *The Treasure Houses of Britain.* I can't remember the presenter's name, but any Brit would certainly recognize her. An informative tour of 5 stunning, historic properties. 🏆

[@saxx001]

Hello from Stamford, on the Great North Road, the greatest stone town in merry England.

[@essexonfilm]

A beautiful little town. You're very lucky to live where you do. So much history around every corner.

[@metropcs7560]

Just breathtaking!!! Thank you for giving me this beautiful opportunity to see all of the opulence!!! Talent and grace!!!

[@essexonfilm]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lizzie7825]

Beautiful video! Most appreciated!

[@jeanmilton4264]

A wonderful stately home,with the best kitchens I have ever seen. Heaven room and Hells staircase,wow.

[@juliemillar4394]

Can you make a video of just the kitchens please

[@jeanmilton4264]

@@juliemillar4394 sorry cant do that,but if you go on Burley House kitchens online I'm sure there photos.

[@ruthgoebel723]

Coated Burghley. Visited here two years ago. Stunning house, so full of history, loved it!!!

[@Mfl.8580]

Hermoso de muy buen gusto. Exquisito refinado.

[@puddlespickles8810]

I bet it was amazing living here

[@soniasm81]

Beautifully shot & edited ❤. Thank you. Would have loved to see the gardens tby Capability Brown as well. I just watched Pride & Prejudice 2005 movie on Netflix & noticed that the magnificent murals in the palatial home of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Rosings Park looked very familiar. I googled the location where it was filmed & searched on youtube to have a sneak peak. Your video is the best by far! The murals reminded me of the King's staircase in Hampton Court Palace. Great to find out that it is one & the same renowned Italian painter Antonio Verrio! Your effort wiith the info was insighful too. Will have to visit Burghley House one day soon. Greetings from Melbourne, Aust.👍🏼 P.S - those watching this & wanting to read info - apart from tapping on the screen to pause (II) button, click top right Settings (wheel icon) & pick a slower speed.

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

really beautiful!! thank you!

[@essexonfilm]

Thank you. There is an extended version (13 minutes) coming with more video and far more historical notes. Stay tuned :)

[@tedpreston4155]

Thanks for the memories! Your short stop in the Hell Staircase missed the best part: The painted walls and ceiling! In your defense, it would be hard to do justice to any single room in that house in only six minutes! After touring the house during the Burghley Horse Trials in 2002, we stopped in the Chestnut Courtyard, where I asked my lovely companion to marry me. This video makes me think that we should go to the horse trials again next year to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the occasion! A suggestion: drone footage of the grounds and the action during the horse trials would make a great video!

[@ronniealex5523]

Stunning

[@essexonfilm]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@hendrixlucas6519]

Nice job on the video - I really enjoyed it

[@essexonfilm]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you

[@christinedhotman4399]

Magnifique demeure!merci pour cette visite👍🏻👌🏻👋🇲🇺

[@philipchretienkarlsson8157]

Splendid !

[@NeilGastonguay]

A magnificent edifice.

[@iwantthe80sback59]

I’d buy it but I really don’t want to downsize (a girl can dream can’t she?). Absolutely stunning.

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

Rea LL y? I See This ThE 1. TImE so di few Think ThaT we are [ silly] in WesT Europe or whaT made no Journey unTil 1987 To UK do few believe in The STaTe of AusTria we would have no GreaT hisTory or CulTure unbelievable These UK snobs

[@lecavaliere]

C'est magnifique ⚜️🔥

[@essexonfilm]

I've taken on board the varied comments about the speed of the video and I'm working on a slower edited version but being shot originally at 30 frames per second I can only reduce the speed by 20% without it becoming 'jittery' and freeze frame where the written notes were particularly short. Thank you.

[@sherryblack7586]

Why not have the film narrated.

[@essexonfilm]

@Sherry Black This is something I'm looking into doing on my next visit to one of these places. I'm a radio DJ/presenter so a microphone holds no fear. If I have time I may dub over the extended and slower version of this video I'm currently working on. Thank you for watching

[@bethanycousineau197]

That place reminds me of the Secret Garden house. They just don't make houses like they used to

[@Saucyakld]

Amazing place! We have none that old! Captain Cook got scared by the maoris 😂

[@essexonfilm]

And quite rightly so :D

[@essexfirebird3920]

Lovely work 👍

[@essexonfilm]

Thank you. Appreciate the comment

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Just try to imagine what Shakespeare would say holding in his hands a smartphone connected to the world huh? Never stop believe in fans, history is important , it worths a golden mine and recalling Christmas gifts suggestions for the beloved ones, such alternative gifts might be surprising

[@Blurb111]

Amazing 🤩

[@essexonfilm]

Thank you for watching

[@Raiche58]

Thank you for sharing with us on this platform. 🤗

[@essexonfilm]

No problem 😊

[@janetpattison8474]

Wow. This is exactly how I want my house to be decorated. It’s the most magnificent I’ve ever seen pictures of. Where did the wealth come from to build this mansion?

[@cecemaynard9254]

HELLO THERE ! THIS PLACE IS GOREGOUS ! HAS TUDOR RAQUEL EVP'D THIS PLACE YET ? CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT🚀💐🎁💝🇺🇸🎶🌸🌿 BLESSINGS💖 THE KITCHEN 💝💝💝🎁 STAIRS : ART : FIREPLACES : SUCH LUXURY !!!! 🎁💐💝🇺🇸

[@ceesduis2426]

glad that I'm not the only one who thinks its too rapidly

[@kennethbraun1568]

How about starting the tour with the entrance hall, grand state rooms and then the service spaces?

[@andyroo9381]

That was an opulent home!

[@christophermyers3758]

Absolutely stunning, from the exterior there isn't any clue of the elaborate interiors filled with priceless murals, furniture and artwork... all museum worthy! Mindboggling of amount of historic mansions and country estates in England, owned by the Royal Family, and others! England is on my "dumpster" list, have too many "buckets"! 🤣

[@SAGHAJAR]

Such a hasty video for such a magnificent house.

[@londonguyinstockholm]

Please release a ’slow’ version at at least half the pace! So muc to take in! Thank you!

[@essexonfilm]

Being done as I type. As soon as it's finished it will be uploaded. Thank you for watching

[@MrInfinitefinality]

So was it built for Giants ?

[@tomm4073]

All grand, magnificent, superb and glorious. Just a question: the founders of this treasure, where from did they get the funds to build it?

[@ranlive1]

Exploiting the poor.😅

[@essexonfilm]

Royal patronage, supporting the right Royal at the right time. Being born into the landed gentry. The cotton, wool, ivory, tea and slavery trades. Investing in companies like the East India Dock Company. Those truly were the days when the rich were stinking rich and the poor really were dirt poor. Class division was huge

[@celticdollface]

Beautifully shot, if a little too fast, but does anyone know if photography inside is permitted?

[@essexonfilm]

They discourage video but I made no attempt to hide what I was doing, using a phone and gimble with extension but they said nothing. Flash phography was banned inside to protect the paitings etc.

[@dorapedrosa0334]

Fico imaginando como era viver nesses espaços todos.

[@essexonfilm]

Very un-hygenic and dirty.

[@eladrozd7759]

Przepiękne miejsce,szkoda,że opisy znikają zbyt szybko.

[@petekdemircioglu]

💚💚💜💜

[@juliemillar4394]

Can you make a video of just the kitchens please

[@essexonfilm]

Hi Julie. I'm in the process of editing a longer and more detailed/informative version of the video but you may find this link interesting. A virtual tour of teh kitchen at Burghley House virtualtour.burghley.co.uk/kitchen.html?scwb=true

[@frankmarter6845]

That place would require a staff of at least 100 and you would burn an entire forest everyday just trying not to freeze in the winter.

[@soniamalcisi8272]

Where did all this luxery come from?

[@essexonfilm]

Inheritance, Royal patronage, land feuds, politics, intermarriage of wealthy families, slavery in the East. Basically over the years money went to money. The gap between the have and the have nots was extreme during Elizabethan and Tudor times.

[@johnn9050]

I didn't see lady Mary's room lol

[@joebutterman3084]

I second the motion below. Too fast. We see an exquisite piece and it's gone before we can take it in.

[@essexonfilm]

Appreciate the feedback. Thank you

[@chrisjacks2599]

4:39 that is not a fireplace, its a heater from the old roof top aether antennas that have been removed. See the mercury flasks in that "fireplace"?

[@aliqazilbash5231]

I do a lot of hunting, senor

[@athena7042]

There's a castle and then there's a CASTLE! It's one of them. The palace that belonged to Churchill's? family is possibly the most beautiful palace ever. Better than royal palaces.

[@pedanticradiator1491]

Blenheim Palace still belongs to the Churchill family

[@Soupywontondish]

I always wonder why bedrooms in these old houses are not completely private (every room is connected to each other ). If someone wants to go to the office next to your bedroom don’t they have to walk pass inside your bedroom? Won’t you be disturbed? Why are the rooms and the corridor not separated with a wall like we do today? Then people can just access any room from the corridor and you won’t get disturbed if you lock your room

[@essexonfilm]

I think it has something to do with the powerful families of these grand homes having servents to wait on them hand foot and finger so there was always someone close by to be at their beck and call 24/7. Also, personal privacy was much less of an issue than it is today. It could well be that there was a corridor at one stage but was removed when the commercial opportunities of opening up the house became apparent.

[@TheMogregory]

@@essexonfilm corridors are a relatively recent feature in houses

[@armymom8378]

It's a shame, the video went so fast I couldn't enjoy viewing it or read the panels.

[@essexonfilm]

Appreciate the feedback. Thank you

[@blessedamerican3541]

Wealth at what expense?

[@essexonfilm]

In essence, at other peoples expense and that's as true today as it's always been.

[@user-zr8iu9zl3l]

Очень красиво. Жалко нет субтитров.

[@Robob0027]

Came to watch because it said "Essex on Film". Even an Essex man (similar to Essex girl) would know that Lincolnshire is not Essex.

[@essexonfilm]

But like it say's in the channel description 'filming places of historical and architectural beauty throughout the county and occasionally venturing further afield' ... Lincolnshire is that further afield but there is plenty of Essex videos on the channel if you want to watch. Thanks for visiting

[@bluebee5266]

That's "ante-chapel" not "anti"! Before, not against!

[@essexonfilm]

Thank you :D

[@jamig.7254]

Actually, my first impression was; I understand why some are utterly stiff. These stately homes were meant to impress and conduct business practices, based upon their standard of living. I imagine one couldn't schlep around in a baggy t-shirt and sweats.

[@essexonfilm]

Exactly that. Some of these major English country homes and estates, Burghley included, would occasionally be called upon to cater for a Royal visit and all that entailed and it was also about being seen to be richer and more oppulant than the other. It was a sign of your status within society and it was also extremely important to not only put on a grand show when a Royal passed through on their way across country but also to be seen to do so. Sometimes months of planning and huge expence would go into just one overnight stay of the Queen or King and the hundred or so of people at court that were reuired to go along with them. Thank you for watching

[@jamig.7254]

@@essexonfilm Absolutely fascinating! Always good to be on the right side of royalty. Thank you.

[@essexonfilm]

@@jamig.7254 Indeed, many a family fortune and land was lost due to falling out of favour with the monarch of the time, and it really didn't take much to do that. It was aslo a time of local barons and knights who could command their own armies (with the backing of the crown) and should you get into a fued with one and lose all you'rs and your families worldly posessions were lost, forever. Status and power were all that mattered and the landed gentry would go to extraordinary lengths to maintain and grow both. Buying your way up the social ladder by ordering your daughter to marry into nobility. Open and widespread political corruption on a grand scale (nothings changed there) Constant land battles with neighbours. Contract murders. Slavery. You name it they did it in the name of family status and patronage.

[@jamig.7254]

@@essexonfilm I would have trained for combat, and worked my way up through the royal ranks. The military teaches loyalty; first to God, then country (in this case- royals). If the regal lacked honor, then I would probably farm his land, until a new king was throned. Another way of rising through the ranks, choosing your timing wisely.

[@carls.1000]

The "home" is gorgeous but I always think of the income inequality. We like to picture ourselves as the Lord of the Manor living a fairy tale life but it took hundreds, if not thousands, of people, earning practically nothing, to feed, cloth, house and wash 10 spoiled individuals that just happened to pop out of the "correct" womb.

[@essexonfilm]

And that's as true today as it was then. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@johanna2059]

@@essexonfilm It's not as true today and thank God for that. While Victoria enjoyed these luxurious surroundings, in Ireland people were starving to death. That's a historical fact.

[@user-zr8iu9zl3l]

@@johanna2059 так и ещё как так. За стенами великолепного замка видна нищета народа.

[@johanna2059]

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[@mmhthree]

@@essexonfilm Don't bother with her.. she's in some weird fascination with English history, but hates it. Quite a strange individual.

[@dodge-ut6ti]

AS A PURITAN I THINK THEY COULD HAVE PUT THIER MONEY TO A BETTER USE.

[@krishnasharma8252]

How much will it cost if anyone want to buy it

[@garyleamer9844]

What’s the rush, way too fast! Ruined a good thing!

[@essexonfilm]

We're all learning one way or another. It's a hobby, not a business. Lesson learnt. Thank you for watching

[@stephenpercy54]

@@essexonfilm Excellent video. I did play through at 0.75 speed which seems fine, plenty of time to enjoy the rooms and comments, so very nearly spot on.

[@essexonfilm]

@@stephenpercy54 Thanks Steve. Didn't think of that. Cracking idea. Thanks for watching

[@LarcR]

Good for a museum, but inappropriate as a home. Living there must have been horrible. It appears to totally lack anything resembling the warmth and comfort of a real home.

[@ithacacomments4811]

I admire the craftsmanship.....but way to much for my taste as a minimalist.

[@emdee7744]

Wow. The obscene level of wealth that had to be attained for this place to exist. I'm assuming once the 20th century taxes were in place that the family didn't own this beyond probably 1930, if that.

[@tedpreston4155]

The obscene wealth strikes us all, I'm sure. The Cecil family placed Burghley House into a charitable trust in 1961. No doubt, taxation played a role in that donation. The Cecil family manages the charitable foundation and they continue to live in Burghley House to this day. The current Eighth Marquess of Exeter, Michael Cecil, lives in British Colombia, where he manages other legacy property of the Cecil family. He lived in Burghley house with his grandparents as a schoolboy. Current Lord Burghley, his son Anthony, also lives in British Columbia. Their cousin Miranda Rock acts as House Director for the charitable foundation, and lives in Burghley House with her husband and four children. The Rock family occupies a tiny portion of the house, while most is treated as a museum open to the public.

[@starcrib]

Glad that world died off....repugnant class division/ brutal sex discrimination and unwanted advances , basically a type of cultural slavery: Pure Destruction.🦖 ☄

[@athena7042]

LOL When did it die?

[@namelessone3339]

@@athena7042 - We're living in another iteration of robber barons and the Gilded Age.

[@artsiecrafty4164]

Too fast. No narration. What a waste.

[@essexonfilm]

Thank you 😆

[@rainbocatz6376]

Beautiful. Too bad the cameraperson was such a lousy cinematographer, and panned too rapidly around the room! Couldn't read the inserted information posted in white! And it blurred when the video was paused! Overall, the filming was very bad!

[@essexonfilm]

:D Awwww my first troll. I'm honoured, thank you. Strange. I couldn't find any of your own videos on your page. I'd have assumed you'd have some, being so knowledgable n all :D

[@rainbocatz6376]

@@essexonfilm: Nasty Sarcasm! Great way to respond to a potential subscriber. ... .. (Edit: I'm a viewer, not a content creator or troll! But, to make us both happy, I'll view elsewhere.......sorry you couldn't take any constructive criticism!)

[@essexonfilm]

@@rainbocatz6376 1.300 views and no other critical comments would suggest yours are nothing more than criticising for the sake of it. I've viewed the content on multiple computers with varying specs and at no time are the written words blurred when paused but hey ho. If you say so. And if you knew anything at all about video creation you'd know that the words I've included are overlays are are in no way effected by the speed of the panning or shots in general as they are nothing to do with the original footage. Criticism from someone that knows what they're talking about I'm all for learning from. Not in this case though.

[@lorihogue5015]

Essex on film has been reported. Don't be nasty. Google will get ya if you are ...

[@michaelewens6441]

the witten words are scaaned to quickly ....had to hit the pause button to read

[@annescott2748]

Worst video - too fast, and not enough time given to read the captions. One caption talks about a state bed but the camera moved so quickly the bed was not pictured. It would have been nice to know why the "Hell Stairs" have this name. Guess I'll just have to visit in person ☺️

[@essexonfilm]

Please do. And while you're there perhaps you'd like to make a proper video of your own for us all to enjoy :) Thank you for viewing :D

[@essexonfilm]

I do wonder why all the negative comments that have been made come from channels with absolutely no content of their own, no channel subscriptions and all from accounts recently made.

[@annescott2748]

I'd like to apologize for being unnessarily harsh. It was not appropriate. I did find your video interesting but had to keep backtracking to read the comments you included - I was interested in what you had to say. Sorry for being rude!

[@essexonfilm]

@@annescott2748 No offence taken. As with all things in life getting videography is a learning curve. The point you make is very valid, I can see it myself, and the lesson has been learned for future videos I make.

[@annescott2748]

@@essexonfilm thank you. I look forward to watching more if your videos🌞

[@lorihogue5015]

Couldn't read the additional info that popped in and out of frame so quickly. Also reported page owner for harassment and bullying. NEVER WATCHING THIS CHANNEL AGAIN 😑

[@essexonfilm]

Thank you. Another one with absolutely no content and joined KZbin three days before Rainbo Catz. Things start to make sense now :D