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Surrey, Henry Howard, Lord
Surrey, Henry Howard, Lord (c.1517–47). Grandson of Thomas, duke of Norfolk, the victor of Flodden. In high favour at the court of Henry VIII, he was made KB, given the Garter and, at one time, considered as a possible husband for the Princess Mary. He served against the Scots in 1542, then against the French, and 1545–6 was governor of Boulogne. But in December 1546 he was accused of treason for quartering the arms of Edward the Confessor and beheaded on Tower Hill on 19 January 1547. His father, also attainted, escaped execution when Henry died on 28 January. Surrey, though clearly proud and indiscreet, was victim of Henry's senile suspiciousness and the machinations of his rival the earl of Hertford (Somerset). He was a poet of some note.
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JOHN CANNON. "Surrey, Henry Howard, Lord." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Surrey, Henry Howard, Lord." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-SurreyHenryHowardLord.html JOHN CANNON. "Surrey, Henry Howard, Lord." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-SurreyHenryHowardLord.html |
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Surrey, Henry Howard, Lord
Surrey, Henry Howard, Lord (c.1517–47). Grandson of Thomas, duke of Norfolk, the victor of Flodden. In high favour at the court of Henry VIII, he was given the Garter and, at one time, considered as a possible husband for the Princess Mary. But in December 1546 he was accused of treason for quartering the arms of Edward the Confessor and beheaded on Tower Hill on 19 January 1547. Surrey, though clearly proud and indiscreet, was victim of Henry's senile suspiciousness and the machinations of his rival the earl of Hertford (Somerset). He was a poet of some note.
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JOHN CANNON. "Surrey, Henry Howard, Lord." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Surrey, Henry Howard, Lord." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-SurreyHenryHowardLord.html JOHN CANNON. "Surrey, Henry Howard, Lord." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-SurreyHenryHowardLord.html |
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