Catherine Howard
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy
- Curriculum: Women’s History, British History, Renaissance History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: As fifth wife to King Henry VIII, Catherine Howard briefly reigned as queen of England until revelations about her personal life brought about her sudden downfall and execution.
Early Life
Catherine Howard was born into the English aristocracy, her father being Lord Edmund Howard, a younger son of Thomas Howard, second duke of Norfolk. Through her Howard connections, Catherine was ironically a first cousin to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second queen. Little is known about the future queen’s childhood. She grew up in a large family of...
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