Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (March 10, 1536 — 1572) and 1st Earl of Southampton, was entrusted by Queen Elizabeth I of England with public office despite his family history and his prior support for the Catholic cause, although he claimed to be a Protestant and had been taught as a child by John Foxe, the Protestant martyrologist, who remained a lifelong recipient of Howard's patronage. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (429x622, 64 KB)Hans Eworth portrait of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (429x622, 64 KB)Hans Eworth portrait of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Civic Centre, Southampton Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... John Foxe, line engraving by George Glover, first published in the 1641 edition of Actes and Monuments John Foxe (1516–April 8, 1587) is remembered as the author of the famous Foxes Book of Martyrs. ... A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs, or, more exactly, of saints, arranged in the order of their anniversaries. ...

Howard was the son of the poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. His father predeceased him and so Thomas inherited the Dukedom of Norfolk upon the death of his grandfather, the 3rd Duke of Norfolk in 1554. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517 - January 13, 1547) was an English aristocrat, and one of the founders of English Renaissance poetry. ... Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk holding the baton of the Earl Marshal. ... Jump to: navigation, search Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473–25 August 1554), was a prominent Tudor politician. ... Events February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband. ...

The queen imprisoned Norfolk in 1569 for scheming to marry Mary, Queen of Scots. Following his release, he participated in the Ridolfi plot with King Philip II of Spain to put Mary on the English throne and restore Catholicism in England and was executed for treason in 1572. Some doubt the strength of the evidence for his participation in the Ridolfi plot. Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart or Stewart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was the ruler of Scotland from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567. ... The Ridolfi plot was a Roman Catholic plot of 1570 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary I of Scotland. ... Philip II of Spain (Spanish: Felipe II) - (May 21, 1526 – September 13, 1598), the first King of Spain understood as the whole peninsula of Hispania (r. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article considers Catholicism in the broadest ecclesiastical sense. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ...

Norfolk's lands and titles were forfeited, although much of the estate was restored to his sons. The title of Duke of Norfolk was eventually restored 4 generations later, by his great-great-grandson, Thomas Howard. Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk holding the baton of the Earl Marshal. ... Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk (March 9, 1627 - December 13, 1677) was an English noble. ...

A very fictionalized version of the 4th Duke of Norfolk appears as a villain in the film Elizabeth, played by Christopher Eccleston. Elizabeth is a 1998 movie about the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. ... Christopher Eccleston on set in London during filming for Doctor Who in 2004. ...