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Execution of Northumberland

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1572Date range
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Chronological records

1572

Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland22 August 1572

York · House / House of Tudor

Thomas Percy is executed at York after being surrendered from Scotland, closing the career of the most prominent surviving leader of the Northern Rebellion.

Names involved

Thomas Percy 7th Earl of Northumberland

Provenance

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