Martin A. S. Hume (1847–1910) was an eminent English historian and scholar who made significant contributions to the understanding of Elizabethan England with his meticulous studies of statecraft during that era. His scholarly work, 'The Great Lord Burghley: A study in Elizabethan statecraft,' remains a foundational text for those researching the life of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, who was one o...