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  Charles Howard Nottingham - LoveToKnow 1911
CHARLES HOWARD NOTTINGHAM, 1ST Earl Of 1 (1536-1642), English lord high admiral (also known as 2nd Lord Howard of Effingham), was the eldest son of William, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, lord high admiral, by his wife, Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Gamage of Coity in Glamorganshire, and was born in 1536.
on his accession, and in 1569 was general of the horse under the earl of Warwick for suppressing the Roman Catholic rebellion in the north.
Howard's intention was to limit the expedition entirely to naval operations, but Essex insisted on landing, and Howard, who had been specially charged by Elizabeth to protect her favourite, 8 was obliged to follow in his support.
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 Charles HOWARD (1° E. Nottingham)
Howard acted as deputy chamberlain in 1574 and 1575 for his cousin the Earl of Sussex, whose health was so poor that he found it necessary to be away from Court for months at a time.
Howard was the nineteenth of the Queen's subjects so honored since her accession; of that number, eleven were noblemen of the rank of earl or higher who became companions more or less in due course if they remained on good terms with the Crown.
Howard's achievement should be assessed as a diplomatic and administrative one in keeping together such a band of disparate individualists as Drake, Hawkins, and Frobisher.
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 BBC - History - Charles Howard of Effingham, 10th (1st Howard) Earl of Nottingham (1536 - 1624)
In 1563 Howard married Catherine Carey - a favourite of the queen - and in 1569 accompanied his father-in-law on a campaign to crush a rebellion of northern Catholic lords.
Howard often made the wise decision to defer to his subordinate, and afterwards Drake got a large share of the credit for the victory.
Howard remained on good terms with the queen, and when she lay dying it was to him that she named James I (VI of Scotland) as her successor.
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 Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-December 14, 1624) was an English statesman and admiral.
Her daughter was married first to Robert O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell and secondly to Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Barnewall of Kingsland.
She was married on December 29, 1627 to Alexander Stewart, Baron Garlies, son of Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Galloway and Grizel Gordon.
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 Charles Howard
Charles Howard, the son of Sir William Howard, 1st Baron of Effingham, was born in 1536.
Howard was commander-in-chief and John Hawkins, Francis Drake and Martin Frobisher were chosen as the three other commanders of the fleet.
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham and 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham, died in Halling House, Surrey, on 14th December, 1624.
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Howard served in the war with Scotland in 1542, and in 1543 he fought in Flanders with the English army on the side of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who was seeking to acquire the Netherlands.
Howard's translation of the second and third books of the Aeneid by Virgil was written in blank verse of five iambic feet, the first use of this form in English.
Howard found himself agreeing with Joseph that his people had never signed a treaty giving up their homeland, but in Howard's view this did not change the fact that eastern Oregon was no longer a place where Indians could roam free.
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 Nottingham - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Nottingham, city and unitary authority in central England, on the Trent River.
It is a transportation center located in a coal-mining region.
Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st Earl of (1536-1624), English statesman and naval commander.
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 AllRefer.com - Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of, British And Irish History, Biographies
A member of one of the branches of the Howard family, he succeeded his father as Baron Howard of Effingham in 1573.
He was created (1597) earl of Nottingham and in 1599 was given command of both land and sea forces.
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 1536 - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, English statesman and poet (died 1608)
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, British statesman and admiral (died 1624)
June 18 - Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, illegitimate son of Henry VIII of England (born 1519)
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 The    Spanish    Armada
It was first sighted off the English coast on July 29, and a larger English fleet, commanded by Lord Charles Howard (later 1st earl of Nottingham), intercepted it near Plymouth.
Howard hoped to join the troops scheduled to sail from the Netherlands.
Howard ordered ships set on fire to be sent against the armada, producing panic that broke the Spanish formation.
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 Various 8 1602-1621   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham by an Unknown Artist, 1602.
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton by John de Critz, 1603.
Miniature of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron of Effington, 1st Earl of Nottingham attrib.Rowland Lockey, 1605.
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 Lord High Admiral
Operational control of the Navy remained the responsibility of the Lord High Admiral, who was one of the nine Great Officers of State.
In 1628, Charles I put the office of Lord High Admiral into commission and control of the Royal Navy passed to a committee in the form of the Board of the Admiralty.
Control of the Navy was passed to and from the board and the Lord High Admiral a number of times until 1709 when the powers of the Lord High Admiral were finally vested in the Board of Admiralty.
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 AllRefer.com - Howard of Effingham, Charles Howard, 2d Baron (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Howard of Effingham, Charles Howard, 2d Baron (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Howard of Effingham, Charles Howard, 2d Baron, British And Irish History, Biographies
Howard of Effingham, Charles Howard, 2d Baron see Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of.
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 The Spanish Armada | InfoResource Network>Subjects>History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Apart from this, while the English fleet led by Lord Charles Howard (later 1st Earl of Nottingham) had 153 long-range iron guns, the Armada only had an inferior 21 culverins (long-range guns).
This also proves that the Spanish Armada was not at all prepared for a navel battle, even though their number of ships outnumbered the English fleet.
As Lord Howard had expressed it, the English had no difficulty in “plucking the Spaniards’ wings,” since their long-range guns prevented a close engagement.
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 Charles, 1st Earl of Nottingham Howard Biography - Biography.com
Charles, 1st Earl of Nottingham Howard Biography - Biography.com
He succeeded to his father's title of Lord of Effingham in 1573, and became Lord High Admiral in 1585.
For his role alongside Essex in the Cadiz expedition (1596) he was created an earl, and in 1601 he quelled Essex's rising.
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 Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of — FactMonster.com
Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of — FactMonster.com
He was first cousin to Queen Elizabeth I, to whom he rendered distinguished service—military, naval, and civil.
Appointed (1585) lord high admiral, he commanded the English fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada (1588) and shared command (with the 2d earl of Essex) of the expedition against Cádiz (1596).
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 Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl Of - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of, 1536-1624, English nobleman.
A member of one of the branches of the Howard
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 Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-1624), Lord High Admiral
Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536-1624), Lord High Admiral
Lord High Admiral; as Lord Howard of Effingham commanded the fleet against the Spanish Armada (1588).
Unknown man, formerly known as Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
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 Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of — Infoplease.com
Nottingham, Charles Howard, 1st earl of — Infoplease.com
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