#OTD
1st February 1514
King Henry VIII granted the dukedom of Suffolk to Charles Brandon. In the same ceremony, the English monarch made Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk

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#OTD
27th January 1547
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk attainted by statute.
King Henry VIII’s death the very next day saved him from the block.

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#OTD
26 Jan 1572
Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk is removed from the Order of the Garter, after his role in the Ridolfi plot, his coat of arms were then cast into the ditch at Windsor Castle.

#ThomasHoward #DukeofNorfolk #OrderoftheGarter #TheRidolfiPlot #Tudors #History

#OTD
7th September 1571
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk was arrested for his part in the Ridolfi Plot to assassinate his cousin, Queen Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.

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#OTD
25th August 1554
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, died at Kenninghall.
Head of the powerful Howard family, he was uncle to two of King Henry VIII’s wives: Anne Boleyn & Catherine Howard.

#ThomasHoward #DukeofNorfolk #AnneBoleyn #CatherineHoward #Tudors #History

#OTD
1st February 1514
King Henry VIII granted the dukedom of Suffolk to Charles Brandon. He also made Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, & Howard's son, also named Thomas, Earl of Surrey.

#CharlesBrandon #DukeofSuffolk #ThomasHoward #DukeofNorfolk #Tudors #History

#OTD
26th January 1572
Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk is removed from the Order of the Garter, after his role in the Ridolfi plot, his arms were then cast into the ditch at Windsor Castle.

#ThomasHoward #DukeofNorfolk #OrderoftheGarter #TheRidolfiPlot #Tudors #History