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Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC (10 March 1473 – 25 August 1554) was a prominent English politician and nobleman of the Tudor era. He was an uncle of two of the wives of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, both of whom were beheaded, and played a major role in the machinations affecting these royal marriages.
Thomas Howard was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and of Elizabeth Tilney. He was the brother of Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard) and so was uncle to Anne Boleyn. Howard’s father and grandfather had fought on Richard III’s side at the Battle of Bosworth but Howard was able to work his way back into royal favour by ...
Nov 5, 2012 · A secret commission, including Thomas Cromwell, Anne's father and her uncle the Duke of Norfolk, was put forward to inquire into allegations of sexual misconduct and witchcraft by the...
Oct 14, 2017 · Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was the uncle of the Tudor queens, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. Having promoted both of them to Henry VIII as potential partners, and them having met sticky ends, just how did he survive such tumultuous times, and a temperamental King?
1 Comment. Thomas Howard was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and of Elizabeth Tilney. He was the brother of Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard) and Edmund Howard so was uncle to Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.
Once a key member of Henry’s inner circle and uncle to two of Henry’s wives (Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard), Howard had been sent to the Tower in December 1546 for allegedly conspiring with his headstrong son, Surrey, to tamper with the succession during the waning days of the irascible Henry’s reign.
Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk (1473-1554), was one of the most powerful nobles in the country. His first wife was Anne of York, the sister of Henry VII’s queen, Elizabeth of York. He was uncle to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, and to Katherine Howard, Henry’s fifth wife. He was godfather to Prince Edward and married his ...
