Claire | January 19, 2013
Today marks the anniversary of the execution of the man known as “Henry VIII’s last victim”, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, poet, courtier and soldier, who was executed on 19th January 1547 on Tower Hill for treason. Surrey’s father, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, had also been sentenced to death for treason but escaped […]
Claire | December 21, 2011
Following on from her wonderful article Katherine Howard, the Duchess and Norfolk House two weeks ago, Marilyn Roberts has written a second article giving an update on the Howard family in December 1541… 470 Years Ago – Terror for the Howards at Christmas by Marilyn Roberts A great deal has happened to the Howards and […]
Claire | December 6, 2011
Marilyn Roberts, who has been working on a book on Norfolk House, has been kind enough to share the following article with us to tie in with the anniversary of the interrogations of the Howard family in December 1541. Katherine Howard, the Duchess and Norfolk House by Marilyn Roberts It is 470 years ago this […]
