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  1. Jun 25, 2024 · 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.

  2. Jun 12, 2024 · The 5th Earl of Northumberland, Henry Percy, later refurbished the castle, elevating it to the standards of royal properties. The castle’s ornamental landscape, including its gardens, was an integral part of its design, showcasing the grandeur of the estate.

  3. Jun 28, 2024 · This is a list of the various different nobles and magnates including both lords spiritual and lords secular. It also includes nobles who were vassals of the king but were not based in England (Welsh, Irish, French). Additionally nobles of lesser rank who appear to have been prominent in England at the time.

  4. Jul 2, 2024 · "Henry Percy, the son of Sir Henry Percy that was slayne at Shrewsbury, and of Elizabeth, the daughter of the Erle of Marche, after the death of his father and grauntsyre, was exiled into Scotland in the time of King Henry V.

  5. Jun 13, 2024 · The Battle of Shrewsbury was the culmination of a dispute between Henry IV and the powerful Percy family of Northumbria. Just four years earlier the 2t Percys had helped Henry seize the throne from Richard II, but they felt the new King hadn’t fully delivered on due rewards and favour.

  6. Jun 17, 2024 · Henry Percy, 8th earl of Northumberland (born 1532?—died June 21, 1585, London) was an English Protestant member of the predominantly Roman Catholic Percy family, who nevertheless died in their cause.

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  8. 3 days ago · In 1403 Sir Henry Percy ('Hotspur'), lately justice of Chester, stayed in the city and raised the standard of revolt there before the battle of Shrewsbury. The citizens were far less involved with the rebels than in 1400, and indeed the mayor and the constable of the castle were present at Shrewsbury in the king's retinue.