[ad_1] Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, was a champion of girls’ education and a political shrewd. She survived several attempts to remove her from power as queen and was the most married English queen. She died after a disastrous fourth marriage, leaving behind a legacy of devotion to learning and championing […]
[ad_1] Katherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife, was executed at 17 for adultery and treason. Scholars have criticized her, but her short life shows a loving child who couldn’t handle the English court or the king’s jealousy. Her family’s ambition for power enabled her to marry Henry, but evidence of her past affairs led to […]
