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Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried and found guilty of treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
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Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
English politician and nobleman (1538–1572)
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1571 plan to overthrow Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots
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