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Catherine Howard: History and the Use of Adjectives

On the anniversary of the execution of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife and Queen, Collections Curator Brett Dolman investigates how difficult it is to reconstruct and understand her life. Bringing the past alive is part of what historians are expected to do, but how far should we go to tell a good story?

Jane Seymour

Henry VIII's favourite Queen?

The story of Hampton Court Palace

Home of Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty

Life at the Tudor court

In the Tudor period, a monarch’s home was centre of the nation

Catherine Howard

A young woman whose marriage to Henry VIII would end in tragedy

Katherine Parr

The remarkable life of Henry VIII’s last Queen

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Catherine Howard: History and the Use of Adjectives

On the anniversary of the execution of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife and Queen, Collections Curator Brett Dolman investigates how difficult it is to reconstruct and understand her life. Bringing the past alive is part of what historians are expected to do, but how far should we go to tell a good story?