ABSTRACT
Hatfield House at Hatfield in Hertfordshire, seat of the Marquises of Salisbury, stands as the embodiment of the importance to our political history of the famous house of Cecil. A reward from the Crown for services rendered, it is a symbol and has been an instrument of the enormous political effectiveness of the members of that family line. In recent years, however, Hatfield House has been open to the public and overtly anxious for paying visitors, with the National Collection of Model Soldiers as a special attraction.
