Katherine Howard
Subtitle: the tragic story of Henry VIII's fifth queen
By: Josephine Wilkinson
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9781444796261; 9781444796278; 9781444796285
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Catharine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, d. 1542; Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547; History; Great Britain; Henry VIII, 1509-1547; Sexual behavior; Relations with women
Description: Katherine Howard was the fifth wife of Henry VIII and cousin to the executed Anne Boleyn. She first came to court as a young girl of fourteen, but even prior to that her fate had been sealed and she was doomed to die. She was beheaded in 1542 for crimes of adultery and treason, in one of the most sensational scandals of the Tudor age.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index.