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| Keywords: howard tudors boleyn henry viii henryviii elizabeth i elizabethi english nobility englishnobility portrait 16thh century 16thhcentury united kingdom unitedkingdom britain norfolk Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (10 March 1536 — 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman, also the 1st Earl of Southampton. Norfolk was the son of the poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. He was taught as a child by John Foxe, the Protestant martyrologist, who remained a lifelong recipient of Norfolk's patronage. His father predeceased his grandfather, so Norfolk inherited the Dukedom of Norfolk upon the death of his grandfather, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk in 1554. Norfolk was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I of England through her mother's family and was trusted with public office despite his family's history and (although he claimed to be a Protestant) his prior support for Catholicism. Queen Elizabeth imprisoned Norfolk in 1569 for scheming to wed Mary, Queen of Scots. Following his release, he perhaps (the strength of the evidence for his participation in the Ridolfi plot is doubted by some) 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. He is buried at St Peter ad Vincula within the walls of the Tower of London. Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (10 March 1536 — 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman, also the 1st Earl of Southampton. Norfolk was the son of the poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. He was taught as a child by John Foxe, the Protestant martyrologist, who remained a lifelong recipient of Norfolk's patronage. His father predeceased his grandfather, so Norfolk inherited the Dukedom of Norfolk upon the death of his grandfather, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk in 1554. Norfolk was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I of England through her mother's family and was trusted with public office despite his family's history and (although he claimed to be a Protestant) his prior support for Catholicism. Queen Elizabeth imprisoned Norfolk in 1569 for scheming to wed Mary, Queen of Scots. Following his release, he perhaps (the strength of the evidence for his participation in the Ridolfi plot is doubted by some) 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. He is buried at St Peter ad Vincula within the walls of the Tower of London. | ||||
