Henry Percy Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Henry Percy, based on 8 World History Database records associated with England.

8 records1328–16328 events6 places

Chronological biography

1328

Disinherited InterestMay 1328

Warfare / First War of Scottish Independence · English Magnate · Northumberland

Northern nobles resent treaty terms that protect Bruce's settlement

1333

Halidon Hill Service19 July 1333

Warfare / Second War of Scottish Independence · English Commander · Halidon Hill

Percy fights on the English side at Halidon Hill

1461

Battle of Towton Moor29 March 1461

Warfare / Wars of the Roses · Earl · Towton Moor

Fights for the defeated Lancastrians at the Battle of Towton Moor

1564

Birth of Henry Percy1564

House / House of Percy · Earl · Tynemouth

Birth of Henry Percy, son of the Eighth Earl of Northumberland

1585

Peerage1585

House / House of Percy · Earl

Created Earl of Northumberland, 9th

1605

Arrest of Henry Percy1605

House / House of Percy · Earl · Tower of London

Arrested for involvement with the Gunpowder Plot, 1605-1621

Gunpowder Treason Plot1605

House / House of Percy · Earl

The plotters planned to use Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, as Elizabeth's Protector, but most likely never informed him of this. Queen Elizabeth allowed him to escape with his life after fining him 4,000 marks (equivalent to over 6 million pounds as of 2008), after which he sold his estate in Chastleton. Arrested for involvement with the Gunpowder Plot, 1605-1621

1632

Death of Henry Percy5 November 1632

House / House of Percy · Earl · Pepworth

Death of Henry Percy

Titles and roles

Earl · English Commander · English Magnate

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.