Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey

Timeline

1. 1485–1490London · LondonAfter the defeat at Bosworth he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, later pardoned by Henry VII and restored to the title Earl of Surrey, gradually returning to the court and military system as an old noble commander on whom the Tudor regime relied.
2. 1491–1496Northumberland · NorthumberlandIn the 1490s he held a key post in northern border defense, responsible for meeting threats on the Scottish frontier, and took part in government affairs at court, making him an important figure in Henry VII's balancing of the old nobility.
3. 1497Norham–Ayton area · NorthumberlandDuring the Cornish rebellion of 1497 the main royal army under Baron Daubeney (Giles Daubeney) defeated the rebels at Blackheath/Dartford Bridge; Howard was at that time sent north to defend against Scotland and the Perkin Warbeck threat, fighting around Ayton that year and taking part in military operations connected with the Treaty of Ayton, and was not the commander at Blackheath.
4. 1498–1500London · LondonAfter the Cornish rebellion was quelled he continued as a royal military adviser, helping deal with Warbeck's remnants and frontier defense, providing military support for Henry VII's stable rule in his final years.