Catherine Howard (c. 1523–13 February 1542), also spelled Katheryn, was Henry's fifth wife, between 1540 and 1542. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper, cousin to Anne Boleyn, second cousin to Jane Seymour, and niece to Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. She was raised in the household of her step-grandmother Agnes Howard, Duchess of Norfolk. Her uncle the Duke of Norfolk was a prominent politician at Henry's court; and he secured her a place in the household of Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, in 1540, where Catherine caught the King's interest. She married him on 28 July 1540 at Oatlands Palace in Surrey, just 19 days after the annulment of his marriage to Anne. He was 49, and she was still a teenager, probably aged around 17.

What is your target audience, and how do you believe the e-format works for that audience and serves their needs? Smith, Claire, and Dan Nuttall. “Move Me On.” Teaching History, no. 142, 2011, pp. 56–59. JSTOR, JSTOR 43260439. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.Brilliantly written and meticulously researched. Alison Weir is adept at bringing to life these historical figures." ( San Francisco Chronicle) Jane Seymour ( c. 1508–24 October 1537) was Henry's third wife. She served Catherine of Aragon as maid-of-honour and was one of Anne Boleyn's ladies-in-waiting. [22] The sinister supporter was inherited from her maternal grandfather William FitzHugh, 4th Baron FitzHugh. Her badge was granted by the king, it combined the Tudor rose badge of Henry with a previous one used by the Queen's family. The House of Parr had assumed as a badge "a maiden's head, couped below the breasts, vested in ermine and gold, her hair of the last, and her temples encircled with red and white roses." This they inherited from the badge of Ross, of Kendal. [50]

Anne Boleyn, on the other hand, was something of an enigma. As the author points out, most of what we know about her comes from the last days of her life, when she was incarcerated in the Tower awaiting execution. To the Protestants, this reforming queen was a saint and a martyr, but to the Catholics Anne was a she-devil who had exercised an evil influence over the King. The story of her relationship with Henry 'began with passion and ended with a bloody death.' Quarterly of six, 1st; an Augmentation, Or, on a pile Gules, between six fleur-de-lis Azure, three lions passant guardant Or. This book is a highly readable partisan account,... a work of sound and often brilliant scholarship." ( OK World, Tulsa)EDITOR'S BOOK CHOICE, From Tapestry, the magazine for Friends of Hampton Court Palace, Winter 2004/5 Brett, Simon, ed. (1981). The Faber Book of Useful Verse. London: Faber and Faber. p.159. ISBN 0-571-11781-3. OCLC 614334788. BLL01010068507. Theseries of TV plays, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, starring Keith Michell, was one of my original inspirations for this book. The series was made with such integrity and a desire to get things right and convey - on a small budget - a proper sense of the period. Yes, dramatic licence was at play, but this series is far more accurate than The Tudors, and Michell`s portrayal of Henry is second to none. The story of Henry's wives has been told many times, but Alisin Weir makes a lively tale of it without becoming simplistic or sentimental." ( The Irish Times)