She is the former queen of England , but because of her unchastity, she was ordered to be executed by her husband. But when later generations talked about this, they believed that she had suffered a false charge.
She is the character we are going to tell about today - Katherine Howard .
Early life
Catherine is the tenth child of Edmund Howard and Joyce Calpepper , born in 1522, in London, England.
It is worth noting that since there is no exact historical record, there is no conclusion on the accurate date of birth of Catherine, only knowing that it was between 1520 and 1525.
1531, through the help of his niece Anne Bolin , eventually got an auditor position in Calais for Henry VIII .
Anne Boling
When her father went to Calais, Catherine was handed over to her father's stepmother, Duchess of Norfolk, to take care of Agnes Tierney. Howard lives with Agnes Tierney in Chesworth House, then Norfolk House.
She is one of many young nobles sent to Agnes Tierney to live under the supervision of his life - . This kind of supervision is obviously loose . Howard's education includes reading, writing, and music, directed by Tierney.
rash behavior
About 1536, when Howard and Tierney lived at the Chesworth home, he had sex with Henry Marnox, a music teacher. Tierney reportedly hit Howard when he found the two together, and Marnox followed her to Norfolk Palace and tried to continue a relationship.
Mannox was eventually replaced by Francis Dilhan in the love of young Howard.
Howard and Catherine Tierney slept with a bed at the Tierney's house. Dilhan and Edward Malgrave went to their bedroom to see them several times. Edward Malgrave was Howard's old love Henry Marnox's cousin.
Howard and Dilhan obviously completed their family, and they were said to call each other "husband" and "wife" and promised to get married - this is equivalent to a marriage contract for the church.
Marnox heard gossip about the relationship and jealously reported it to Agnes Tierney. When Dilhan saw the warning letter, he guessed it was written by Marnox, which meant Dilhan knew how to have a relationship with him. ,
Howard was the maid of Henry VIII's new queen - Anne , and arrived in England in December 1539. The task may have been arranged by her uncle Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk and one of Henry's consultants.
Norfolk Duke
Henry may have met Howard for the first time at that event. In the palace, she caught the king's attention because he soon became unhappy in his newlyweds. Henry began to pursue Howard, and in May he gave her a gift publicly.
On July 9, 1540, Henry declared his marriage to Anne of Cleveland invalid. He then married Catherine Howard on July 28, and presented the young and charming bride with plenty of jewelry and other valuable gifts .
In fact, before Henry VIII , Catherine had a substantial marriage with Dilham, which lasted until after she married Henry, and it did not end until Dilham died in 1541.
On the day they got married, Thomas Cromwell , who arranged the wedding for Henry and Anne of Cleveland, was executed. On August 8, Howard was publicly declared as Queen .
Early the next year, Howard began to flirt with one of Henry's favorites Thomas Calpepper —maybe more, Thomas Calpepper is also a distant relative on her mother's side, known for her lust.The one who arranged their secret meeting was Howard's Privy Council's Lady Jane Bolin Rocheford.
When Calpepper was present, only Mrs. Rocheford and Katherine Tierney were allowed to enter Howard's room. It is unknown whether Culpepper and Howard are lovers, or whether she is under pressure from him, but without acquiescing his sexual provocation.
Howard is more reckless than pursuing that kind of relationship, and she brings her old lovers Marnox and Dilhan to court, as well as her musician and secretary. Dilhan boasted about their relationship , and she probably arranged these dates to keep them silent about their past.
1541 On November 2, Cranmer questioned Henry about Howard's allegations of rash behavior. Henry didn't believe the allegations at first. Dilhan and Kulpepper acknowledged their role in these relationships after suffering, and Henry abandoned Howard.
Clanmer is keen to sue Howard. She was accused of treason for hiding her engagement and indecisive behavior from the king before marriage and concealing her engagement and indecisive behavior from the king. She was also charged with adultery, which was also a treason for a queen.
movie role
Many of Howard's relatives were also questioned about her past, and some were charged with treason for concealing her sexual history. These relatives were pardoned, although some lost their property.
On November 22, Catherine was stripped of her title of queen , and she was detained at Sion Villa in Middlesex all winter. Kulpepper and Dilhan were executed on December 10, and their heads were displayed on London Bridge .
Death
On January 21, 1542, the parliament passed a "Deprived of Civil Rights Law" , declaring Howard's behavior an executable crime. She was taken to Tower of London On February 10, Henry signed "Deprived of Civil Rights Act" , and she was executed on the morning of February 13.
Like her cousin Anne Bolin, who was also beheaded for treason, Howard was buried in St. Peter's Church . During this period, Queen Victoria During the 19th century American rule, both bodies were excavated and identified, and their resting place was also marked.
Historists and scholars have been having trouble reaching a consensus on Howard, some describe her as a person who deliberately causes trouble, others describe her as an innocent victim of King Henry's anger, and all her crimes are false.
Howard is described in various dramas, movies and TV series, including "The Private Life of Henry VIII" and " Tudor " .
Source:
- Crawford, Anne. "The Queen of England" "Entertainment" by Allen Sutton, 1994.
- Antonia Fraser. "The Wife of Henry VIII" 1993.
- Will Allison. "The Six Wife of Henry VIII" Grove Weidenfield, 1991.
