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16th January 1572
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk was tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot
A guilty verdict was returned and he was executed 2nd June 1572.
#ThomasHoward #4thDukeofNorfolk #RidolfiPlot #MaryQueenofScots #QueenElizabethI #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.
#ThomasHoward #DukeofNorfolk #RidolfiPlot #Tudors #History
#OTD 2 June 1572
#ThomasHoward 4th Duke of Norfolk was 🪓 on Tower Hill for his part in the #Ridolfiplot
He had supported the earlier failed #NorthernRebellion & escaped punishment
#ElizabethI's cousin, trice married his attempt to make #MaryQueenofScots No.4 was his undoing
#OTD
16th January 1572
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk was tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot
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#ThomasHoward #4thDukeofNorfolk #RidolfiPlot #MaryQueenofScots #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History
Thomas Howard
Ridolfi Plot explained
Thomas Howard was born #OnThisDay in 1536 & executed by his cousin #ElizabethTudor in 1572 after the 4th Duke of Norfolk was implicated in the #RidolfiPlot to assassinate the last of the #Tudors & put #MaryQueenOfScots on the throne of #England...
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