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Catherine Parr was the eldest child of Sir Thomas Parr, lord of the manor of Kendal in Westmorland (now in Cumbria), and Maud Green, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Thomas Green, lord of Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, and Joan Fogge.
May 9, 2024 · Catherine Parr (born 1512—died September 5, 1548) was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII of England (ruled 1509–47). Catherine was a daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendall, an official of the royal household.
Jul 12, 2023 · The sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, Katherine Parr has gone down in history as the wife who 'survived'. But who was the real Katherine? Find out here.
Aug 30, 2022 · Katherine Parr is remembered as Henry VIII’s lucky queen, the one who got away, or, as the old rhyme says, the one who “survived.” She is also thought of as the dowdy, plain,...
Apr 9, 2023 · The last wife of King Henry VIII, Catherine Parr was married to the tempestuous English ruler from July 12, 1543 until his death on January 28, 1547. By the time Parr married the king, it was already her third marriage after her first two husbands had died.
Jul 19, 2019 · Catherine Parr (c. 1512–Sept. 5, 1548) was the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, king of England. She was reluctant to marry him—he had had his second and fifth wives executed—but saying no to a proposal from the king could have had serious consequences.
Catherine Parr is often known by her legacy of ‘surviving’ Henry VIII, being his sixth wife and the one who outlived him. Catherine was however, an interesting and intelligent woman who achieved much more than merely ‘surviving’. Here are 10 facts about her fascinating life. 1.
Sep 26, 2023 · Meet Henry VIII’s most underrated wife—the queen who survived. Catherine Parr did more than simply outlive her notorious husband. She played a role in shaping the future of the kingdom—and ...
Mar 11, 2012 · Katherine Parr was the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Parr and his wife Maud Green, both of whom were at the court of Henry VIII in his early reign. Maud was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon and named her daughter, born in 1512, after her.
Katherine Parr was Henry VIII's sixth and final wife. Though cast by some historians as the King's saintly nurse, Katherine was an energetic and passionate Queen Consort — a published author, loving stepmother, and outspoken supporter of the English Reformation.
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