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Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk KG PC Earl Marshal (1473 – 25 August 1554) was a prominent Tudor politician. He was an uncle of two of the wives of Henry VIII: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard and played a major role in the machinations behind these marriages. After falling from favour in 1546 he was stripped of the dukedom and imprisoned in the Tower avoiding execution when the King died. He was released on the accession of Queen Mary I.
