In 1532 he accompanied Anne Boleyn ( his first cousin ) , King Henry VIII , and the Duke of Richmond to France , staying there for more than a year as a member of the entourage of King Francis I of France . 1536 was a notable year for Surrey : his first son was born , namely Thomas Howard ( later 4th Duke of Norfolk ) , Anne Boleyn was executed on charges of adultery and treason , and the Duke of Richmond died at the age of 17 and was buried at Thetford Abbey , one of the Howard seats . In 1536 Surrey also served with his father in the suppression of the Pilgrimage of Grace , a rebellion against the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey