Claire | October 26, 2022
On this day in Tudor history, 26th October 1536, in the reign of King Henry VIII, rain put a stop to a battle between the Pilgrimage of Grace rebels and Crown troops. The rebel army of around 30,000 men way outnumbered the Crown’s army when they met at Scawsby Leys near Doncaster on 26th October […]
Claire | August 25, 2022
On this day in history, 25th August 1554, in the reign of Queen Mary I, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, died. This magnate, soldier and uncle of Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard died of natural causes at his home of Kenninghall in Norfolk. He was buried at St Michael’s Church, Framlingham, Suffolk. Find […]
Joel | October 31, 2021
On this day in Tudor history, 31st October 1537, Lord Thomas Howard, second son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, died while imprisoned in the Tower of London. He was about twenty-five years of age at his death. How did this son of the 2nd Duke of Norfolk and brother of the 3rd Duke […]
Claire | February 1, 2018
On this day in history, 1st February 1514, Candlemas Eve, King Henry VIII granted the dukedom of Suffolk to Charles Brandon, his future brother-in-law and close friend. He also granted the dukedom of Norfolk to Thomas Howard (Earl of Surrey and son of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk) and Thomas’s son, who was also […]
Claire | August 25, 2016
On this day in history, 25th August 1554, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, magnate, soldier and uncle of Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, died of natural causes at his home of Kenninghall in Norfolk. He was laid to rest in St Michael’s Church, Framlingham, Suffolk. Thomas Howard was the eldest son of Thomas […]
Claire | May 12, 2015
On 12th May 1536, a patent was issued appointing Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, as Lord High Steward of England for the forthcoming trials of Queen Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn, Lord Rochford. He had served in that position before, at the trial of Lord Dacre in June 1534. Norfolk was the siblings’ uncle, […]
Claire | December 12, 2014
On 12th December 1546, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey was led through the streets of London from Ely Place, where he had been held since the 2nd December, to the Tower of London. There, he was joined by his father, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, who was taken to the Tower by barge along […]
