Individual Details
Saint Philip Howard
(28 Jun 1557 - 19 Oct 1595)
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel was born on 28 June 1557 at Arundel House, The Strand, London, England.2 He was the son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Mary Fitzalan.1 He was baptised on 2 July 1557 at Chapel Royal, Whitehall, London, England.2 He married Anne Dacre, daughter of Thomas Dacre, 4th Lord Dacre (of Gilsland) and Elizabeth Leyburne, in 1571.3 He died on 19 October 1595 at age 38 at Tower of London, The City, London, England.3 He was buried at Chapel, Tower of London, The City, London, England.3 He was buried at West Horsley, Surrey, England.3 He was buried at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England.3
He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in November 1576 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).2 He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.4 He was styled as Earl of Surrey before 1580.1 He succeeded to the title of 20th Earl of Arundel [E., c. 1138] on 24 February 1579/80.1 On 15 March 1580/81 he was restored in blood.4 In September 1584 he became a Roman Catholic.2 On 25 April 1585 he was taken prisoner, after attempting to escape from England without licence.2 Between April 1585 and October 1595 he was held prisoner in the Tower of London.3 On 14 April 1589 he was attainted on a charge of high treason, and all of his estates and titles forfeited as well as a fine of £10,000.3
Child of Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel and Anne Dacre
Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel+3 b. 7 Jul 1585, d. 4 Oct 1646
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 252. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 253.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 255.
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2907. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
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Wikipedia
Saint Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel (28 June 1557 – 19 October 1595) was an English nobleman. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He is variously numbered as 20th or 13th Earl of Arundel.
Born in the Strand, London, he was the only child of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, and Lady Mary FitzAlan, daughter of Henry, Earl of Arundel. He was baptised at Whitehall Palace with the Royal Family in attendance, and was named after his godfather, Philip II, King of Spain.[1] Philip Howard was born during the upheaval of the Reformation. His home from the age of seven was a former Carthusian monastery.[2] At the age of fourteen, he was married to his stepsister, Anne Dacre. He graduated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1574 and was about eighteen when he attended Queen Elizabeth's Court.[3] His life had been a frivolous one both at Cambridge and at Court where he was a favourite of the Queen.
Nineteenth-century engraving by William Barraud depicting the Earl of Arundel in the Tower of London.
On 1 October 1569, Philip Howard's father the Duke of Norfolk was arrested for his intrigues against Queen Elizabeth I. His father was attainted and executed in 1572, but Philip Howard succeeded to his mother's inheritance upon the death of his grandfather, becoming Earl of Arundel in 1580.[1] He was present in 1581, at a debate in the Tower of London between, Fr Edmund Campion, Jesuit, Fr Ralph Sherwin, and a group of Protestant theologians.[3] He was so impressed by the Catholics that he experienced a conversion moment. He renounced his previous, frivolous life and was reconciled with his wife.
Arundel, with much of his family, remained Catholic recusants during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. They also attempted to leave England without permission. While some might have been able to do this unobserved, Arundel was second cousin (once removed) of the Queen. He was betrayed by a servant and arrested not long after his ship set sail from Littlehampton.[4] Howard was committed to the Tower of London on 25 April 1585.[1] While charges of high treason were never proved, he spent ten years in the Tower, until his death of dysentery. Queen Elizabeth never signed the death warrant, but Philip was never told.[4] He was kept constantly in fear of execution, although comforted by the companionship of a dog, which served as go-between with Philip and other prisoners, most notably the priest Robert Southwell. Although these two great men never met, Philip’s dog helped them to deepen their friendship and exchange encouragement in each other's plight. Philip loved his pet, who is remembered along with him in a statue at Arundel Cathedral.
One day Philip scratched into a wall of his cell these words: "Quanto plus afflictiones pro Christo in hoc saeculo, tanto plus gloriae cum Christo in futuro" – 'the more affliction [we endure] for Christ in this world, the more glory [we shall obtain] with Christ in the next' (cf. Rom 8).[4]
He had petitioned the Queen as he lay dying to allow him to see his wife and his son, who had been born after his imprisonment. The Queen responded that "If he will but once attend the Protestant Service, he shall not only see his wife and children, but be restored to his honors and estates with every mark of my royal favor." To this, Philip is supposed to have replied, "Tell Her Majesty if my religion be the cause for which I suffer, sorry I am that I have but one life to lose." He remained in the Tower, never seeing his wife or daughter again and died alone on Sunday, 19 October 1595.[4] He was immediately acclaimed as a Catholic Martyr.
He was buried without ceremony beneath the floor of the church of St Peter ad Vincula, inside the walls of the Tower. Twenty nine years later, his widow and son obtained permission from King James I of England to move the body to the Fitzalan Chapel located on the western grounds of Arundel Castle. Some of his bones are also found within his shrine at Arundel Cathedral.
He was attainted in 1589, but his son Thomas eventually was restored in blood and succeeded as Earl of Arundel, and to the lesser titles of his grandfather.
He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in November 1576 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).2 He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.4 He was styled as Earl of Surrey before 1580.1 He succeeded to the title of 20th Earl of Arundel [E., c. 1138] on 24 February 1579/80.1 On 15 March 1580/81 he was restored in blood.4 In September 1584 he became a Roman Catholic.2 On 25 April 1585 he was taken prisoner, after attempting to escape from England without licence.2 Between April 1585 and October 1595 he was held prisoner in the Tower of London.3 On 14 April 1589 he was attainted on a charge of high treason, and all of his estates and titles forfeited as well as a fine of £10,000.3
Child of Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel and Anne Dacre
Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel+3 b. 7 Jul 1585, d. 4 Oct 1646
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 252. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 253.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 255.
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2907. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
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Wikipedia
Saint Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel (28 June 1557 – 19 October 1595) was an English nobleman. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He is variously numbered as 20th or 13th Earl of Arundel.
Born in the Strand, London, he was the only child of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, and Lady Mary FitzAlan, daughter of Henry, Earl of Arundel. He was baptised at Whitehall Palace with the Royal Family in attendance, and was named after his godfather, Philip II, King of Spain.[1] Philip Howard was born during the upheaval of the Reformation. His home from the age of seven was a former Carthusian monastery.[2] At the age of fourteen, he was married to his stepsister, Anne Dacre. He graduated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1574 and was about eighteen when he attended Queen Elizabeth's Court.[3] His life had been a frivolous one both at Cambridge and at Court where he was a favourite of the Queen.
Nineteenth-century engraving by William Barraud depicting the Earl of Arundel in the Tower of London.
On 1 October 1569, Philip Howard's father the Duke of Norfolk was arrested for his intrigues against Queen Elizabeth I. His father was attainted and executed in 1572, but Philip Howard succeeded to his mother's inheritance upon the death of his grandfather, becoming Earl of Arundel in 1580.[1] He was present in 1581, at a debate in the Tower of London between, Fr Edmund Campion, Jesuit, Fr Ralph Sherwin, and a group of Protestant theologians.[3] He was so impressed by the Catholics that he experienced a conversion moment. He renounced his previous, frivolous life and was reconciled with his wife.
Arundel, with much of his family, remained Catholic recusants during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. They also attempted to leave England without permission. While some might have been able to do this unobserved, Arundel was second cousin (once removed) of the Queen. He was betrayed by a servant and arrested not long after his ship set sail from Littlehampton.[4] Howard was committed to the Tower of London on 25 April 1585.[1] While charges of high treason were never proved, he spent ten years in the Tower, until his death of dysentery. Queen Elizabeth never signed the death warrant, but Philip was never told.[4] He was kept constantly in fear of execution, although comforted by the companionship of a dog, which served as go-between with Philip and other prisoners, most notably the priest Robert Southwell. Although these two great men never met, Philip’s dog helped them to deepen their friendship and exchange encouragement in each other's plight. Philip loved his pet, who is remembered along with him in a statue at Arundel Cathedral.
One day Philip scratched into a wall of his cell these words: "Quanto plus afflictiones pro Christo in hoc saeculo, tanto plus gloriae cum Christo in futuro" – 'the more affliction [we endure] for Christ in this world, the more glory [we shall obtain] with Christ in the next' (cf. Rom 8).[4]
He had petitioned the Queen as he lay dying to allow him to see his wife and his son, who had been born after his imprisonment. The Queen responded that "If he will but once attend the Protestant Service, he shall not only see his wife and children, but be restored to his honors and estates with every mark of my royal favor." To this, Philip is supposed to have replied, "Tell Her Majesty if my religion be the cause for which I suffer, sorry I am that I have but one life to lose." He remained in the Tower, never seeing his wife or daughter again and died alone on Sunday, 19 October 1595.[4] He was immediately acclaimed as a Catholic Martyr.
He was buried without ceremony beneath the floor of the church of St Peter ad Vincula, inside the walls of the Tower. Twenty nine years later, his widow and son obtained permission from King James I of England to move the body to the Fitzalan Chapel located on the western grounds of Arundel Castle. Some of his bones are also found within his shrine at Arundel Cathedral.
He was attainted in 1589, but his son Thomas eventually was restored in blood and succeeded as Earl of Arundel, and to the lesser titles of his grandfather.
Events
| Birth | 28 Jun 1557 | Arundel House, The Strand, London, England | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 24 Feb 1579 | 20th Earl of Arundel | |||
| Title (Nobility) | Bef 1580 | Earl of Surrey | |||
| Miscellaneous | Bet Apr 1585 and Oct 1595 | Prisoner in the Tower of London | |||
| Miscellaneous | 14 Apr 1589 | Charged with High Treason | |||
| Death | 19 Oct 1595 | Died in the Tower of London while a prisoner - Tower of London, London, England | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 1970 | Saint-one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales |  | ||
| Burial | West Horsley, Surrey, England |
Families
| Spouse | Anne Dacre (1557 - 1630) |
| Child | Thomas Howard? (1586 - 1646) |
| Child | Unknown Sister Howard ( - ) |
| Father | Thomas Howard (1537 - 1572) |
| Mother | Mary FitzAlan ( - 1557) |
Endnotes
1. Wikipedia, The Howard Family (see family tree) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_family.