On This Day In History On This Day In History: ‘Earl of Northumberland’ Thomas Percy Executed Because He Was Catholic – On August 22, 1572 MessageToEagle.com | August 22, 2016 MessageToEagle.com – On 22 August 1572, “Earl of Northumberland” Thomas Percy was executed because he was Catholic. Thomas Percy was a Catholic and lived when the Protestant Queen Read More