Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk,, was an English nobleman and politician. He was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and held many high offices during the earlier part of her reign.
Thomas Howard painted by an unknown artist, c. 1565.
John Foxe. After educating Howard, the priest became a valued personal friend of the Duke, even though the Duke himself was a Catholic
Mary, Queen of Scots. Norfolk's proposed marriage would have been the fourth for both of them
Mary FitzAlan
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor.
The Darnley Portrait, c. 1575
Elizabeth's parents, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Anne was executed within three years of Elizabeth's birth.
A rare portrait of a teenage Elizabeth prior to her accession, attributed to William Scrots. It was painted for her father in c. 1546.
Elizabeth's guardian Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, may have sexually abused her.