Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (10 March 1536 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman.Norfolk was the son of the poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. He was taught as a child by John Foxe, the Protestant martyrologist, who remained a lifelong recipient of Norfolk''s patronage. His father predeceased his grandfather, so Norfolk inherited the Dukedom of Norfolk upon the d ...