Father Edmund Campion
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St. Philip Howard and the greyhound in the Tower
4th Duke of Norfolk, Anne Dacre, Armada, attainder, attempted exile, Catholicism, Church of England, dysentery, executions, Father Edmund Campion, Father Robert Southwell, Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, Jesuits, John Foxe, Lady Mary Fitzalan, martyrs, Philip Howard Earl of Arundel, restoration in blood, saints, treasonPhilip Howard, lived from 1557-1595. He was the only son of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk by his first wife, Lady Mary Fitzalan who was, of course, the Arundel heiress. Philip’s father was executed for treason against Queen Elizabeth I in 1572, which explains why Philip was not allowed to succeed as Duke of…
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