Catherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, is popularly known as the wife who 'survived', but why did Henry choose her, and how did she feel about becoming his queen?
Although her story lacks the tragic romance of Anne Boleyn, the scandal of Catherine Howard, or the politics surrounding the life of Anne of Cleves, I hope to show that Catherine Parr was the cleverest of Henry VIII's six wives.
Historian Elizabeth Norton, in her book on Catherine Parr says, ‘the woman who would become the sixth and last queen of Henry VIII was born into a prominent, but not royal family, and during her childhood, Catherine can never have dreamt of the future that lay in store for her.’
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Podcast Eighteen - Queen Elizabeth I Part Two
Podcast Seventeen - Queen Elizabeth I Part One
Podcast Sixteen - Katherine Willoughby
Podcast Fourteen - Katherine Howard
Podcast Thirteen - Anna of Cleves
Podcast Twelve - Jane Seymour
Podcast Eleven - Anne Boleyn
Podcast Ten - Catherine of Aragon
Podcast Nine - Charles Brandon
Podcast Eight - Arthur Tudor
Podcast Seven - Henry VIII
Podcast Six - Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland
Podcast Five - Mary Tudor, Queen of France
Podcast Four - Henry Tudor
Podcast Three - Jasper Tudor
Podcast Two - Owen Tudor
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