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Howard, Thomas (1443 - 1524)

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Birth Date: 1443
Death Date: 1524-05-21

Notes

Henchman to Edward IV 1466--9; fought at Barnet April 1471; appointed Esquire of the Body 1473; remained in close personal attendance on Edward IV until 1477. Taken prisoner at Bosworth 22 Aug. 1485; attainted in Henry VII's 1st Parliament and imprisoned in the Tower until Jan. 1488/9

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Tilney, Elizabeth ( - 1497)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1472-4-30
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Tilney, Agnes (1477 - 1545)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1497-11-8
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Marriage license date. Union produced 5 sons, 3 of whom died young, and 8 daughters, 4 of whom died young

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 7th Duke of Norfolk

Titles

  • 7th Duke of Norfolk
    Assumed: 1513/14-02-01
    Vacated: 1524-05-21
  • Knight
    Assumed: 1477/8-01-14
    Vacated: 1524-05-21
  • 13th Earl of Surrey
    Assumed: 1483-16-28
    Vacated: 1485 (date attainted)
  • 13th Earl of Surrey
    Assumed: 1489-05
    Vacated: 1513/14-02-01
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1483-16
    Vacated: 1524-05-21

General Lands Note

Forfeited lands (primarily in East Anglia) when attainted; recovered lands as he proved his loyalty to Henry VII; inherited lands (primarily in East Anglia) of the dowager Duchess of Norfolk Nov. 1606; continued to acquire lands in East Anglia until 1513

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Norfolk 1476 1485
Sheriff, Norfolk 1476 -11 -5 1477 -11 -5
Sheriff, Suffolk 1476 -11 -5 1477 -11 -5
MP, Norfolk 1477
JP, Suffolk 1483 1484
MP, Norfolk 1483
Privy Councillor, England 1483 -6 1485 date attainted
Steward of the Household, England 1483 1484
Commissioner of Array, Norfolk 1484
Commissioner of Array, Suffolk 1484
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, London 1484
JP, Cornwall 1486
Chief Justice in Eyre, North of Trent 1489 1509
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, York 1489
JP, Northumberland 1489 1512
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1489 1496
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1489 1498
Lieut-gen of the North, England 1489 -5 1499
Underwarden, Marches towards Scotland, Middle March 1490
Underwarden, Marches towards Scotland, East March 1490
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire 1495
Commissioner of Array, England 1495
Commissioner of Musters, England 1495
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1495
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1495
JP, Cumberland 1495 1499
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1496 1498
JP, Sussex 1501 1524
JP, Surrey 1501 1524
Privy Councillor, England 1501 1524 -05 -21
Treasurer of England, England 1501 -6 -16 1522 -12
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Berkshire 1502
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Oxfordshire 1502
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Yorkshire 1502 1503
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1502 1503
JP, Suffolk 1504 1524
JP, Norfolk 1504 1524
Earl Marshal, England 1510 -7 -10 1524 -05 -21 For life
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, London 1511
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Surrey 1511
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1512
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire 1512
Commissioner of Array, Cumberland 1512
Commissioner of Array, Lancashire 1512
Commissioner of Array, Northumberland 1512
Commissioner of Array, Westmorland 1512
Commissioner of Musters, Kent 1512
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, London 1513
Lieut-gen of the North, England 1513 -7
Guardian of England, England 1520 -5 -31 1520 -07 -18 During the King's absence in France

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk
    Acquired: 1472
    Via 1st wife
  • Sheriff Hutton Castle, Yorkshire: North Riding
    Acquired: 1489
    Divested: 1499
    Residence as Lieut-gen of the North
  • Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
    Acquired: 1514
    Divested: 1524-05

Lands

  • Berkshire
  • Derbyshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Kent
  • Norfolk
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Shropshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Warwickshire
  • Wiltshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Earl of Surrey's Minstrels
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Lord Treasurer's Minstrels
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Lord Treasurer's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Treasurer's Minstrels Howard, Thomas (1443 - 1524) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Treasurer's Minstrels Howard, Thomas (1443 - 1524) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Surrey's Minstrels Howard, Thomas (1443 - 1524) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV – Henry VI [1467–77]. London: HMSO, 1900
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III [1476--85]. London: HMSO, 1901
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VII [1485–1509]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1914--16
  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Kenny, Robert W. Elizabeth's Admiral: The Political Career of Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham, 1536--1624. Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins P, 1970
  • Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509--47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864--1932
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
  • Wedgwood, Josiah C., and Anne D. Holt. The History of Parliament: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House 1439–1509. London: HMSO, 1936