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4 days ago · Henry VIII’s last queen was perhaps the greatest artistic patron of them all. Katherine Parr commissioned musicians, goldsmiths, engravers, printers, embroiderers, jewellers and, above all,...
5 days ago · Meilan Solly Associate Editor, History Catherine Parr is immortalized in history as the one who survived, the lucky last of Henry VIII’s six wives. But the Tudor queen came close to meeting a grisly fate, much like Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, both of whom were beheaded on the English king’s or...
2 days ago · Catherine Parr, Henry's widow, soon married Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Edward VI's uncle and the brother of Lord Protector Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset. The couple took Elizabeth into their household at Chelsea .
4 days ago · The new film Firebrand is just that, as it takes you on a journey through the relationship of King Henry VIII and his most understated wife Catherine Parr.
2 days ago · In the spring of 1547, using Edward's support to circumvent Somerset's opposition, Thomas Seymour secretly married Henry VIII's widow Catherine Parr, whose Protestant household included the 11-year-old Lady Jane Grey and the 13-year-old Lady Elizabeth.
3 days ago · It is a sometimes a common misconception that Catherine Parr died of old age, partly because she outlived Henry VIII, and possibly because she is often played onscreen by actresses much older than how old Catherine Parr actually was.
15 hours ago · Catherine Parr the sixth and final wife was a woman of considerable intellect and kindness. A widow twice over before marrying Henry Catherine had a stabilizing effect on the king in his later years. She was instrumental in reuniting Henry with his daughters from previous marriages and played a key role in the education of Elizabeth who would later become one of England’s greatest monarchs.
