


Did Thomas Culpeper have a brother called Thomas and was Catherine Howard pregnant?
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Historian and author, founder of the Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society
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25 Interesting Facts about Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard was King Henry VIII's fifth wife. She was married to the king for less than two years, and was executed on 13th February 1542 after being found guilty of treason by attainder.
We know her as the queen that did cheat on Henry VIII, but there is far more to her than that.
Hear 25 interesting facts about Catherine in this talk from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/oZk7qtjg474
Book recommendation: Young and Fair and Damned by Gareth Russell, an excellent biography of Catherine Howard.

Catherine Howard’s Execution - Fan Q&A
A big thank you to Naomi for her question regarding the executions of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford.
In Showtime's "The Tudors" series, it shows Jane Boleyn being executed first, but was that really the case?
Author and historian Claire Ridgway looks at what really happened on 13th February 1542 and also looks at whether Catherine really saw the heads of Francis Dereham and Thomas Culpeper on her way into the Tower, whether she practised with the block the night before her execution, and what the two women said as they addressed the crowd from the scaffold.
Book recommendation: Young and Damned and Fair by Gareth Russell, an excellent book on Catherine Howard.
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/jZsmPArUBTg

Mad people can be executed, a miscarriage of justice, problematic prophecies and William Waste All - February 8-14 Part 2
February 12 - Blanche Parry, a mother figure to Elizabeth I - https://youtu.be/eaB9piZbhxs

December 9 - A scary time for Queen Catherine Howard’s stepgrandmother
He had been condemned to death for treason, accused of conspiring against the king in the Exeter Conspiracy of 1538, along with members of the Pole family. He was also accused of saying "The King is a beast and worse than a beast", which is not a wise thing to be overheard saying in Tudor England. Find out more about Neville's life and downfall in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/B97vIS-UFRA
470 Years Ago – Terror for the Howards at Christmas - https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/470-years-ago-terror-for-the-howards-at-christmas/

August 25 - Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and uncle of two queens

February 10 - Catherine Howard goes to the Tower

November 6 - Henry VIII abandons Catherine Howard
