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Eleanor Poynings. Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland KG (c. 1449 – 28 April 1489) was an English aristocrat during the Wars of the Roses. After losing his title when his father was killed fighting the Yorkists, he later regained his position. He led the rearguard of Richard III 's army at the Battle of Bosworth, but failed to commit his ...
29 de mar. de 2024 · Henry Percy, 9th earl of Northumberland (born 1564, Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland, Eng.—died Nov. 5, 1632, Petworth, Sussex) was an English Roman Catholic who was imprisoned in the Tower of London from 1605 to 1621 on suspicion of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot ( q.v. ). On the death of his father, the 8th earl, in 1585, he succeeded to ...
References. Henry Algernon Percy, the eldest son of Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland and his wife, Katherine Spencer Percy, was born in about 1502. He was sent to London to be educated in the household of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Percy's biographer, Richard W. Hoyle, has argued that Wolsey " is known to have had a low opinion of ...
29 de mar. de 2024 · Henry Percy, 8th earl of Northumberland was an English Protestant member of the predominantly Roman Catholic Percy family, who nevertheless died in their cause. Brother of the 7th earl, Henry Percy served both Mary I and Elizabeth I in several capacities. During the northern rebellion, in which his
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, KG (27 April 1564 – 5 November 1632) was an English nobleman. He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I . Under James I , Northumberland was a long-term prisoner in the Tower of London , due to the suspicion that he was complicit in the Gunpowder Plot.
Leben. Henry Percy war der älteste Sohn von Henry Percy, 1.Earl of Northumberland, und dessen Gattin Margaret Neville.Er machte schnell militärische Karriere und erwarb sich als „Harry Hotspur“ (Heißsporn) in Schlachten gegen Schotten und Franzosen einen Ruf. 1388 wurde er in der Schlacht von Otterburn von den Schotten gefangen genommen, aber gegen Lösegeld wieder freigelassen.
Henry Percy, known as “ Hotspur ,” was a prominent figure in medieval England during the late 14th and early 15th centuries. Born in 1364, he was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and Margaret Neville. The Percys were one of the most powerful noble families in northern England, and Hotspur grew up amidst the ...
