He was charged before the Star Chamber with being a Roman Catholic, with quitting England without leave, sharing in Jesuit plots, and claiming the dukedom of Norfolk. He was sentenced to pay £10,000 and to be imprisoned during the queen's pleasure.
In July 1586, his liberty was offered to him...
if he would carry the sword of state before the queen to church.
In 1588 he was accused of praying...
together with other Romanists... for the success of the Spanish Armada. He was tried for high treason on the 14th of April 1589, found guilty and condemned to death. But his sentence was not executed. Queen Elizabeth never signed the death warrant.
But Howard was not told this.
He was kept constantly in fear of execution.
Although comforted by the companionship of a dog, which served as a go-between by which Howard and other prisoners, most notably the priest Robert Southwell, could send messages to each other.
Howard's dog helped them...
to deepen their friendship...
and exchange encouragement in each other's plight.
Philip Howard loved his pet...
who is remembered along with him...
in a statue at Arundel Cathedral.
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