DATE                           EVENT

 

1473

• Thomas Howard was born, the eldest son of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk and his first wife Elizabeth Tilney

1476

• Thomas full brother Sir Edward Howard is born

1478

• Thomas full brother Lord Edmund Howard sis born

1480

• Thomas full sister Elizabeth Howard is born

1483

• 9TH APRIL King Edward IV is dead and now his young son Edward V is king of England

• 26TH JUNE Edward V is deposed and is kept imprisoned with his brother Richard of Shrewsbury in the Tower of London. Now Edward V uncle is King of England Richard III

• 28TH JUNE Thomas grandfather John Howard was created Duke of Norfolk, while his father Thomas was created Earl of Surrey

• 6TH JULY The joint coronation of Richard III and Anne Neville. Thomas father Thomas Howard bore the Sword of State at Richard's coronation, and served as steward at the coronation banquet. Both Thomas and his father were granted lands by the new King, and Thomas was also granted an annuity of £1000.

• SUMMER  Both the deposed Edward V and his brother Richard of Shrewsbury go missing from the Tower of London. Both princes are now presumed dead

1485

• 22ND AUGUST Battle of Bosworth. Part of the Wars of the Roses. King Richard III  is killed at the battle and Henry Tudor becomes King of England as Henry VII. Thomas , father Thomas father fought at this battle and was wounded. John Howard, Thomas Grandfather is killed at the Battle. Both fought for the now late Richard III.

• Thomas father Thomas Howard is imprisoned in the Tower of London for several year by Henry VII. of England.

1490

• 13TH MAY Thomas half-brother from his mother Elizabeth Tilney's first marriage John Bourchier,married his father's half-sister, Katherine Howard, the daughter of  John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk,

1495

• 4TH FEBRUARY Thomas married Princess Anne of York (Plantagenet) (1475–1511), the fifth daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville in Westminster Abbey .

1496

• Thomas Howard (1496 – 1508 )was born, Thomas son to his first wife Anne of York

1497

• 4TH APRIL Thomas mother Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey died

• Thomas served in a campaign against the Scots under the command of his father, Thomas Howard then Earlo of Surrey

• 30TH SEPTEMBER Thomas Father Thomas Knighted him.

1509

• 21ST APRIL King Henry VII. is dead now his son Henry VIII is king of all England

• Thomas father, Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey was an executor of the will of King Henry VII. when the King died

1510

• Thomas half brother through his faher's second marriage to Agnes Tilney is born William Howard

1511

• Thomas half brother through his father's second marriage to Agnes Tilney is born Lord Thomas Howard

• 23RD NOVEMBER Thomas wife Anne of York died

1512

• 1ST MAY Thomas half-sister to his father's second marriage to Agnes Tilney, Anne Howard married John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford

1513

• 8TH JANUARY Thomas married Elizabeth Stafford, daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham .Elizabeth brought Howard a dowry of 2000 marks, and was promised a jointure of 500 marks a year

• 4TH MAY Thomas was appointed Lord Admiral

• 25TH APRIL Thomas full brother Sir Edward Howard died

• 9TH SEPTEMBER Thomas and his father Thomas Howard and his brother Edmund, fought at the Battle of Flodden. Catherine of Aragon was presnet at this battle .Location Near Branxton, Northumberland, England Result English victory James IV of Scotland was killed at this battle.

1514

• 1ST FEBRUARY Thomas was made Earl of Surrey and his father was made Duke of Norfolk.

• SEPTEMBER Thomas along with Charles Brandon escorted the King's sister, Princess Mary Tudor, to France for her forthcoming marriage to King Louis XII of France

1516

• Henry Howard, was born, Thomas son to his second wife Elizabeth

1517

• Evil May Day Thomas and his father were present, to help sort out the rioters with the use of soldiers

1519

• Mary Howard was born, Thomas daughter to his second wife Elizabeth

1520

• Thomas Howard, was born, Thomas son to his second wife Elizabeth

• 10TH MARCH Thomas was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland.

1521

• 17TH MAY Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Thomas father in law is executed for treason on Tower hill.

• Thomas was recalled from Ireland to take command of the English fleet in naval operations against France.

• Thomas was Godfather to Thomas Wyatt (Poet) son, Known as Thomas Wyatt younger

1522

• 4TH DECEMBER Thomas was made Lord Treasurer upon his father's resignation of the office

1523

• Thomas is now Lord High Admiral 1513–1525

1524

• 21ST MAY Thomas father ThomasHoward 2nd Duke of Norfolk died at his home Framlingham in Suffolk

• Thomas is made Lord High Treasurer 1524–1546

• 21ST MAY Thomas is now created Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal 1524–1547

• 22ND JUNE The funeral of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Thetford Priory were said to have been 'spectacular and enormously expensive', befitting the richest and most powerful peer in England

1525

• Thomas niece, Anne Boleyn, had caught the eye of King Henry VIII

• 18TH JUNE Thomas and other nobles including Charles Brandon, the King brother-in-law, were present at ceremony for Henry Fitzroy the King's illegitimate son, when he was created Earl of Nottingham. Six-year old Henry knelt before his father as Sir Thomas More read out the patents of nobility. It was the first time since the 12th century that an illegitimate son was raised to the peerage

1527

• Thomas took a mistress took a mistress, Elizabeth Holland . Elizabeth worked for eight years as a laundress in the household of Norfolk's wife, Elizabeth Stafford,

1529

• Thomas and Charles Brandon the Duke of Suffolk were sent to demand the Great Seal from Thomas Wolsey.

1530

• Thomas bought the remaining year of Edward Stanley's wardship and married him, without the King's permission, to his daughter, Katherine Howard.

• 15TH MARCH Lady Katherine Howard died thomas daughter to his second wife Elizabeth.

• Thomas after the death of his daughter Katherine, arranged for a second marriage between his half sister, Dorothy Howard, and Edward Stanley

• 29TH SEPTEMBER Thomas  half-sister from his mother Elizabeth Tilneys first marriage died Anne Bourchier, Baroness Dacre

1531

• Thomas wife Elizabeth, was exiled from court at Anne Boleyn's request for too freely declaring her loyalty to Catherine.

1532

• Thomas was created a knight of the French Order of St Michael by King Francis I

• 1ST SEPTEMBER Thomas is present at Anne Boleyn' ceremony as Marquessate of Pembroke

1533

• 19TH MARCH Thomas half-brother from his mother Elizabeth Tilney first marriage died Margaret Bryan, Baroness Bryan John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners

• 28TH MAY Thomas Earl Marshal of England

• 1ST JUNE The coronation of Anne Boleyn' as Queen of England

• 7TH SEPTEMBER The birth of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Anne Boleyn'. (FutureElizabeth 1st of England)

• 10TH SEPTEMBER The christening of The princess Elizabeth, Lord Thomas Howard, Thomas half brother helped to bear the canopy at the christening of Anne's daughter, Princess Elizabeth

• 28TH NOVEMBER Thomas daughter Mary married Henry Fitzroy, the illegitimate son of Henry VIII of England.

1534

• MARCH Thomas wife Elizabeth Stafford made allegations that Thomas locked her up in a chamber, took away her jewels and apparel'.

• Thomas t moved his wife Elizabeth to Redbourn, Hertfordshire, where she claimed she lived as an actual prisoner with a meagre annual allowance of only £200. She also claimed to have been physically maltreated by Norfolk and by his household servants

• JUNE Thomas served as Lord High Steward of England for the trial of Lord Dacre Thomas Fiennes

1536

• MAY Thomas presided at the trial of his niece Anne Boleyn as Lord High Steward

• 17TH MAY The execution of George Boleyn, Henry Norris, Mark Smeaton, Francis Weston

• 19TH MAY The execution of Anne Boleyn

• Sibton Abbey, and its riches were transferred to Thomas

• Thomas is appointed Presidents of the Council of the North 1536–1537

1537

• 31ST OCTOBER Thomas half brother through his father's second marriage to Agnes Tilney Lord Thomas Howard did.

1538

• 3RD APRIL Thomas full sister full sister Elizabeth Howard died

• AUGUST Thomas entertained Henry VIII at Sheffield Park Garden

1539

• 19TH MARCH Thomas Full brother Lord Edmund Howard died.

• 16TH MAY Thomas presented six conservative articles of religion to Parliament for consideration On the 30th May the Six Articles and the penalties for failure to conform to them were enacted into law and by 28th June received royal assent .

• 29TH JUNE Thomas and the Duke of Suffolk Charles Brandon, and Thomas Cromwell dined with King Henry VIII as guests of Archbishop.Thomas Cranmer. There was a heated discussion about Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell charged Thomas. Their mutual hostility was now out in the open

1540

• 6TH JANUARY King Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves.

• Thomas found his niece Catherine Howard a place in the Household of Anne of Cleves. Catherine quickly caught Henry's eye

• 10TH JUNE When Thomas Cromwell was arrested at a Privy Council meeting on charges of high treason, Thomas personally 'tore the St George from his neck

• 9TH JULY King Henry VIII marriage to Anne of Cleves. was annulled

• 28TH JULY Thomas Cromwell was executed and on the same day, King Henry VIII married Thomas other niece, Catherine Howard, as his fifth wife

1541

• 29TH JANUARY Thomas was appointed Lieutenant-General north of the River Trent

• NOVEMBER Thomas was sent to search his step-mother's house Agnes Tilney the Dowager Duchess, house at Lambeth and question members of the household. In concern wit Queen Catherine Howards past They revealed that the Duchess had attempted to destroy evidence by burning the papers of Dereham and his friend William Damport..

• 14TH DECEMBER Thomas fearful for his own safety, denounced his stepmother Agnes Tilney and kin in a letter to the King.

1542

• 13TH FEBRUARY Thomas niece, Queen Catherine Howard was executed at Tower of London. Several other members of the Thomas family were sent to the Tower, including Norfolk's stepmother, the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk. Agnes Tinley.

• AUGUST Thomas was appointed Captain-General in a campaign against the Scots . Edward stanley accompanied him.

1543

• JUNE Thomas declared war on France in the King's name and was appointed Lieutenant-General of the army.

1545

• MAY Thomas step-mother Agnes Howard dowager duchess died

1546

• 12TH DECEMBER Thomas and his son Henry Howard  were were arrested and sent to the Tower.

1547

• 12TH JANAURY Thomas acknowledged that he had "concealed high treason, in keeping secret the false acts his son, Henry Howard  Earl of Surrey, in using the arms of St. Edward the Confessor, which pertain only to kings", and offered his lands to the King

• 19TH JANUARY The execution of Henry Howard, Thomas eldest son.on a charge of treasonable quartering the royal arms.

• 27TH JANUARY Thomas was attained by statute without trial. The dying King Henry VIII  gave his assent to Thomas death by royal commissioners, and it was rumoured that he would be executed on the following day. Thomas was saved by the King's death on   the 28th January

• 28TH JANUARY King Henry VIII is now dead and now his son Edward VI is King of all England. Thomas remained in the Tower of London, for throughout Edward VI of England's reign.

1551

• Thomas half-sister from his mother Elizabeth Tilney's first marriage died Margaret Bryan, Baroness Bryan died

1553

• 6TH JULY King Edward VI is dead

• 9TH JULY The Lady Jane Grey is declared Queen of England, her reign lasts nine days.

• 19TH JULY The Lady Jane Grey is deposed and Imprisoned in the Tower of London.. Now Mary Tudor is Queen of all England

• Thomas is was released and pardoned by Queen Mary

• 18TH AUGUST Thomas was appointed to the Privy Council, and presided as Lord High Steward at the trial of the Duke of Northumberland John Dudley.

• 1ST OCTOBER Thomas is re-appointed Earl Marshal and given back his title Duke of Norfolk.

1554

• FEBRUARY Wyatts Rebellion. Which was group of disaffected gentlemen who opposed the Queen's projected marriage to Philip II of Spain. Thomas last major service to the Crown was his command of the forces sent to put down a this rebellion

• 25TH AUGUST Thomas Howard, died at Kenning-hall aged eighty-one

 

Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk was buried at St. Michael's Church at Framlingham in Suffolk

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