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Howard was Marshal of the Horse at the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513, and attended the King at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520, where he was one of the challengers in the tournaments. In 1530 or 1531, with the assistance of Thomas Cromwell, Howard was made Controller of Calais.
Edmund Howard (n. 1478 - 19 de marzo de 1539) fue el tercer hijo del II duque de Norfolk y de la condesa de Surrey. Su hermana, Isabel Howard, fue la madre de Ana Bolena, segunda esposa de Enrique VIII. Edmund fue padre de Catalina Howard, quinta esposa de Enrique VIII.
La batalla de Flodden Field o batalla de Branxton tuvo lugar el 9 de septiembre de 1513, en el condado de Northumberland. Enfrentó al ejército inglés, liderados por la Reina regenta Catalina de Aragón, con el ejército escocés, comandado por el rey Jacobo IV.
Edmund Howard 35 years old in 1513, the Earl of Surrey’s youngest surviving son. He acted as the Marshall of the Army during the Flodden Campaign and commanded the English right flank.
The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton or Brainston Moor was fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland and resulted in an English victory.
- 9 September 1513
- English victory
- Near Branxton, Northumberland, England
The Bastard of Heron’s horsemen rode into battle with the prickers. When Heron spied Edmund Howard wielding his hand-and-a-half sword against several highlanders who were trying to capture him, Heron and his men drove off the highlanders and escorted the youngest Howard to safety.
In anticipation of the Scots' intervention in the war, Henry had taken to France troops drawn exclusively from the south of England and the Midlands. This left available to Henry's Lieutenant-General in the North, Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, the levies of the northern shires.
