On this day in Tudor history, 13th April, Sir Thomas More was summoned to swear his allegiance to the Act of Succession; ohn Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos of Sudeley, a man who was known as a rather lenient Lieutenant of the Tower of London when Elizabeth (I) was imprisoned there, died; and priest harbourer Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, died…
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April 13 – Anne Howard (née Dacre), Countess of Arundel and priest harbourer
On this day in history, 13th April 1630, seventy-three-year-old priest harbourer Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, died at her home, the manor of Shifnal in Shropshire. She was laid to rest in the Fitzalan Chapel at Arundel Castle.
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13 April 1630 – The priest harbouring countess
On this day in Tudor history, 13th April 1630, Anne Howard (née Dacre), Countess of Arundel, died at Shifnal.
Anne was the eldest daughter of Thomas Dacre, 4th Lord Dacre of Gilsand, and wife of Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, but there are some other interesting facts about this Tudor lady.
Find out more about this Countess of Arundel…
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