Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
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Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, was an English nobleman, politician and poet. He was one of the founders of English Renaissance poetry and was the last known person to have been executed at the insisten
Portrait, c. 1542
Sketch of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, showing a striking resemblance to his father, the Duke of Norfolk, created by Hans Holbein the Younger. c. 1530s. National Portrait Gallery
Frances de Vere, by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1535
Tomb of Surrey and his wife, Frances de Vere, displaying the coats of arms of the Howard and De Vere families
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.
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
…took his father's side in the family dispute, and remained at Kenninghall, where his wife joined him in 1535. On 10 March 1536, Surrey's eldest son Thomas was born. In May 1536 both Surrey and his father were obliged to take leading roles in the trial of their relations Anne Boleyn and her brother, the…
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
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk painted by Hans Eworth, C. 1562.
Mary, Queen of Scots. Norfolk's proposed marriage would have been the fourth for both of them