Talk:Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel

On numbering
I'm somewhat concerned that the National Portrait Gallery baldly classifies this Thomas Howard as "Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, 4th Earl of Surrey and 1st Earl of Norfolk (1585-1646)" - and I presume that the usage of the NPG is the one accepted in England. I know that there are variations, especially historically, but would it not be best if we followed the usage that is most common in such venues as the National Portrait Gallery? JamesSBenton (talk) 21:10, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Untitled
I've merged in the much longer article for Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel and Surrey (the earldom of Arundel gets numbered differently by different historians). There was only one inconsistency between the 2 articles (besides numbering the earldom). One gives his birthdate as July 7, 1592, the other as 1586. I've gone with the latter, which is the date given in the Dictionary of National Biography. It's also consistent with the fact that his father was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1585 and remained there until his death.

- nice, but you know what they say about his mother..... (actually I think conjugal visits were allowed) Johnbod 02:24, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Mary Anne Howard
I've removed the line claiming this woman was his daughter based on the following information from IP 71.178.184.236 in [this edit|http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Howard,_21st_Earl_of_Arundel&oldid=376502861]:


 * There was no daughter named Mary Anne Howard. The first wife of Jeffrey Ferris of Connecticut was named Mary (surname unknown). The couple has been thoroughly researched. His second wife was nee Susannah Norman, widow of Robert Lockwood; Ferris' third wife was nee Judith Feake, widow of William Palmer and subsequently remarried to John Bowers.


 * See: Alice Wexler, The Woman Who Walked into the Sea: Huntington's and the Making of a Genetic Disease (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2008).


 * For genealogical details, see: http://www.ferristree.com/jeffrey.htm bombs and bones A Ferris family tree March 2005 James G. Ferris

--Zeborah (talk) 09:27, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Encyclopaedia Britannica updates
In this version I've expanded the biography based on the 1911 EB. Because of the staccato nature of their account of his court career, I've presented that as a bulleted list, which is not particularly satisfactory. Also:
 * EB says "In 1625 he was made lord-lieutenant of Sussex and in 1635 of Surrey" but may be confusing him with his son. I don't know of any sources that clarify.
 * EB says "In 1638 he supported the king's exactions from the vintners," which while it tantalizing makes it sound like the king refused to pay his wine bill, I don't know what it means.

Feel free to convert the list into more readable prose, and clarify the vintner thing! David Brooks (talk) 15:32, 16 December 2018 (UTC)