Henry Howard (historian) Henry Howard (historian) Born at Corby Castle in Cumberland on 2 July 1757, into a Roman Catholic family, he was eldest son of Philip Howard (1730–1810) of Corby Castle, who wrote "Scriptural History of the Earth and of Mankind" (London, 1797). His mother was Anne, daughter of Henry Witham of Cliff, Yorkshire. Howard was educated at the college of the English Benedictines at Douay, and for a short time in 1774 studied at the University of Paris. On 17 December 1774 Howard entered the Theresian Academy in Vienna, and there became a friend of Montecuccoli and Marsigli. He left Vienna
Castle Howard the dome collapsed. In total, twenty pictures (including two Tintorettos and several valuable mirrors) were lost. The fire took the Malton and York Fire Brigades eight hours to bring under control. Some of the devastated rooms have been restored over the following decades. In 1960–61 the dome was rebuilt and in the following couple of years, Pellegrini's "Fall of Phaeton" was recreated on the underside of the dome. Some first floor rooms were superficially restored for the 2008 filming, and now house an exhibition. The South East Wing remains a shell, although it has been restored externally. Castle Howard is