How deeply or marginally he was involved in the Gunpowder Plot (in which his kinsman Thomas Percy played a leading role) is unclear, but he was arrested, tried in 1606, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Tower. He took over Martin Tower, and had a covered-over bowling alley installed. His portrait was painted by Vandyck. In 1590 he removed his London dwelling to Russell House, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and in James I's reign to Walsingham House. Corrections? Collins, Arthur. Henry Percy, 9th earl of Northumberland, (born 1564, Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland, Eng.—died Nov. 5, 1632, Petworth, Sussex), English Roman Catholic imprisoned in the Tower of London from 1605 to 1621 on suspicion of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot (q.v.). Northumberland disliked Hay as a Scotsman and a favourite of the king, and declined to sanction the union. The Dictionary of National Biography. Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I. to Luminarium Encyclopedia On 27 June 1606 he was tried in the court of Star-chamber for contempt and misprision of treason. London: Richard Clay & Sons, 1887. Henry Percy, 9th earl of Northumberland, (born 1564, Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland, Eng.—died Nov. 5, 1632, Petworth, Sussex), English Roman Catholic imprisoned in the Tower of London from 1605 to 1621 on suspicion of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot (q.v. Source: Measuring Worth 374. The Yard of the Tabard Inn from Thornbury. Northumberland's name was entitled to stand eighth on the list of presumptive heirs to the crown, and the Roman catholics, who had hopes that he would yet declare for the faith of his fathers, suggested about 1590 that he should strengthen his claim by marrying another heiress, Lady Arabella Stuart.1 In 1590 he disappointed this design by wedding Dorothy, sister of Robert Devereux, second earl of Essex, and widow of Sir John Perrot. He pleaded guilty to some of the facts set forth in the indictment, but indignantly repudiated the inferences placed upon them by his prosecutors. 1631), Westminster in the Seventeenth Century, by Hollar, Visscher's Panoramic View of London, 1616, c. 1690. He was soon passionately addicted to tobacco-smoking, and lost large sums of money by gaming. For some years his second daughter, Lucy, was his companion in the Tower. Winwood, Memorials, ii. A History of the House of Percy. On 30 Aug. 1605 he was created M.A. He was born at Tynemouth Castle in Northumberland, England, the son of the Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, whom he succeeded in 1585. He may have been the first person to observe sunspots. He developed literary tastes, read Guicciardini and Holinshed, and purchased works of art. He was brought up a Protestant, as his father had been, taking instruction from the vicar of Egremont. His arrest was only 'to satisfy the world that nothing be undone which belongs to policy of state when the whole monarchy was proscribed to dissolution. In desperation, Thomas Percy went on to become one of the five conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He said that English Catholics would accept James as king if he reduced the persecution of Catholics. In 1591 he was made governor of Tynemouth. On 23 April 1593 he was installed a Knight of the Garter, and George Peele dedicated to him in the same year, in flattering terms, his elaborate poem entitled 'Honour of the Garter,' in which he celebrated the installation ceremony. Last updated July 2, 2012. The latter had an interest due to the importance of the Northumberlan… In the autumn of 1605 he retired from court to Syon House, with the apparent intention of forsaking politics for the more congenial study of science and literature. View of London Churches, after the Great Fire. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Henry (1564–1632), the 9th earl, was imprisoned in the Tower from 1605 to 1621 on suspicion of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot, because his cousin, Thomas Percy, was one of the chief conspirators. Alternate Data, omitted during merge of 12/1/09: Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (27 April 1564—5 November 1632) was an English aristocrat. Death of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland at ... Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland worked as Sc... Burial of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Though it did produce a male heir, Algernon, the marriage was not successful, and the couple separated after a time. Because of his interest in scientific experiments and his library, Henry acquired the nickname "The Wizard Earl". By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Thereupon Hay, He was a patron to Thomas Harriot, Nicholas Hill, Robert Hues, Nathaniel Torporley and Walter Warner. He met friends while in the Tower[8]; these included Thomas Harriot. A similar quarrel with Lord Southampton was composed by the council. Percy, on the other hand, was appointed to the Privy Council. at Oxford. There he used a telescope to make a map of the moon several months before Galileo did the same. When it became clear that the Protestant James VI of Scotland was likely to succeed Elizabeth, Henry sent Thomas Percy, a recent Catholic convert, on a secret mission to James's court three times in 1602. He is known for the circles he moved in as well as for his own achievements. Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland Both Paget and himself wrote home denying that religion entered into their discussions. Queen Elizabeth I An History of the Ancient and Illustrious Family of the Percys. The court was overrun by Scotsmen, for whom Northumberland acquired an antipathy. In William Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost" (1594), there is a mention of the "School of Night". Henry employed Sir Thomas Percy as a rent-collector at Syon House. Their daughter, Dorothy, married Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester. 411-413. Frances Yates comments on this hypothetical group, supposedly including also George Chapman as the author of Shadow of Night, as arguably part of Ralegh's circle, to the effect that they would be "Saturnians" in the sense of her study. He had 34 charges of dishonesty brought against him. Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (Reprint from 1750) A part of his time was occupied in writing his 'Advice to his Son (Algernon) on his Travels,' which was printed from the manuscript at Alnwick in the 'Antiquarian Repertory,' iv. The Household Papers of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland. On November 8, 1605, a marksman shot dead both Robert Catesby and Sir Thomas with a single bullet. No permanent breach, however, took place, and she stood by him in his later difficulties. ^ David L. Edwards (2001), John Donne: Man of Flesh and Spirit, p. 255. East Linton: Tuckwell Press, Ltd., 1999. He was sentenced to pay a fine of £30,000,3 to be removed from all offices and places, to be rendered incapable of holding any of them hereafter, and to be kept a prisoner in the Tower for life. George Percy, Colonial Governor of Virginia, Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Family Tree Index, Henry "The Wizard" 9th Earl of Northumberland Percy, Birth of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, Birth of Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester, Birth of Lucy Hay (Percy), Countess of Carlisle, Birth of Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland.
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