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 girls’ […]
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 her […]
