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Catherine Parr (she signed her letters as Kateryn; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January 1547. Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight months.With four husbands, she is the most-married English queen.
Jun 26, 2024 · Catherine Parr (born 1512—died September 5, 1548) was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII of England (ruled 1509–47).. Catherine was a daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendall, an official of the royal household. She had been widowed twice—in marriages to Edward Borough (b. c. 1508–d. c. 1533) and to John Neville, Lord Latimer (b. 1493–d. 1542/43)—by the time she married Henry ...
Jun 13, 2024 · 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 ...
Feb 3, 2021 · Catherine Parr was likely named after Catherine of Aragon, as the queen was also her godmother, an interesting and largely unknown link between Henry VIII’s first and last queens. Catherine of Aragon, attributed to Joannes Corvus, early 18th century copy of original portrait (Image Credit: Public Domain )
Aug 30, 2022 · Katherine Parr was the first woman in England to publish a book in English in her own name. Parr’s unconventional Humanist educational upbringing came to the fore now that she was free from the ...
Jul 19, 2019 · Catherine Parr (c. 1512–Sept. 5, 1548) was the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, king of England.She was reluctant to marry him—he had had his second and fifth wives executed—but saying no to a proposal from the king could have had serious consequences.
Jun 14, 2024 · The sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, Katherine Parr (1512–48) has gone down in history as the wife who 'survived'. But despite the common misconception that she was a middle-aged, pious 'frump', Katherine Parr was in fact the cleverest and most passionate of Henry VIII's six wives, says Derek Wilson
3 days ago · Catherine Parr shared her name with Henry’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon. This wasn’t a coincidence. Parr’s mother was a lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon and named her daughter ...
Sep 26, 2023 · Catherine Parr was not simply the sixth (and last) wife of King Henry VIII of England. She was a gifted scholar and capable leader who helped cultivate the same qualities in her stepdaughter—the ...
In 1547, Henry VIII was finally on his death, and his last tribute to Catherine Parr was heartbreaking. Henry thanked God for finally delivering him “so faithful a spouse.” Most importantly, Henry showed his thanks by bequeathing Catherine a £7,000/year pension (millions of dollars a year in today’s money), plus the right to keep all of ...
