Lord Thomas Howard

Mary Howard’s Notebook of Poetry

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I've never discussed this topic with you but have been wanting to write and article about it for the longest time. Started as a blank notebook by Mary Howard, the Devonshire Manuscript is an anthology of courtly love poems made by members of Henry VIII's court and Anne Boleyn's inner circle. Mary Fitzroy's close companions Lady Margaret Douglas, daughter of Margaret Tudor and niece of Henry VIII, and Mary Shelton, another cousin of Anne Boleyn, were actively involved in [More]

Katherine Howard: The End of Her Story

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Most are drawn into the story of Katherine Howard because of her age and supposed naivety. She was the youngest of Henry's wives who made the aging King feel young again. Unfortunately, Katherine had a history with older men that Henry was not aware of when he married his "rose without a thorn." There were others involved that were aware of Katherine's past and did not inform Henry before their marriage. Today we look at those who knew and those who lost their heads...and [More]

Margaret Douglas: Forbidden Love

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Margaret Douglas, the daughter of Henry VIII's sister Margaret, dowager queen of Scotland and Archibald Douglas, had been appointed as a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn. It is while serving Anne that she met Lord Thomas Howard. He was the younger son of Anne Boleyn's great-uncle, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Near the end of 1535, Margaret and Thomas had fallen in love and became secretly engaged. Forbidden Love It was in July, after the downfall of Anne Boleyn, tha [More]