Henry VIII's Last Love
The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors
«‘A gripping biography of the woman who might have been Henry VIII’s seventh wife’»
Philippa Gregory
In 1533, Katherine Willoughby married Charles Brandon, Henry VIII’s closest friend. She would go on to serve at the court of every
Tudor monarch except Henry VII and Mary Tudor.
Duchess of Suffolk at the age of fourteen, she became a powerful woman ruling over her own households and wielding influence through her proximity to the king.
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In 1533, Katherine Willoughby married Charles Brandon, Henry VIII’s closest friend. She would go on to serve at the court of every
Tudor monarch except Henry VII and Mary Tudor.
Duchess of Suffolk at the age of fourteen, she became a powerful woman ruling over her own households and wielding influence through her proximity to the king. She grew to know Henry well. In 1538, just three months after Jane Seymour’s death, it was reported that they had been ‘masking and visiting’ together, and in 1543 she became a lady-in-waiting to his sixth wife, Catherine Parr. Henry had a reputation for tiring of his wives once the excitement of the pursuit was over, and in February 1546, only six months after Charles Brandon’s death, it was believed that Henry intended to wed Katherine Willoughby himself if he could end his present marriage.
This is the remarkable story of a life of privilege, tragedy and danger lived by a woman who nearly became the seventh wife of Henry VIII.
Tudor monarch except Henry VII and Mary Tudor.
Duchess of Suffolk at the age of fourteen, she became a powerful woman ruling over her own households and wielding influence through her proximity to the king. She grew to know Henry well. In 1538, just three months after Jane Seymour’s death, it was reported that they had been ‘masking and visiting’ together, and in 1543 she became a lady-in-waiting to his sixth wife, Catherine Parr. Henry had a reputation for tiring of his wives once the excitement of the pursuit was over, and in February 1546, only six months after Charles Brandon’s death, it was believed that Henry intended to wed Katherine Willoughby himself if he could end his present marriage.
This is the remarkable story of a life of privilege, tragedy and danger lived by a woman who nearly became the seventh wife of Henry VIII.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Amberley Publishing
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781445660073
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
- Format
- 20 x 12 cm
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«‘A gripping biography of the woman who might have been Henry VIII’s seventh wife’»
Philippa Gregory
«‘A vivid and fascinating account … brings Katherine Willoughby deservedly to the forefront of the Tudor age’»
Alison Weir
«‘The woman who almost led the king up the aisle for a seventh time’»
BBC History Magazine
«‘The seventh wife of Henry ... very nearly’»
The Independent