Katherine Howard Henry VIII's Slandered Queen

Over the years Katherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife, has been slandered as a 'juvenile delinquent', 'empty-headed wanton' and 'natural born tart', who engaged in promiscuous liaisons prior to her marriage and committed adultery after. Though she was bright, charming and beautiful, her actions in a climate of distrust and fear of female sexuality led to her ruin in 1542 after less than two years as queen. In this in-depth biography, Conor Byrne uses the results of six years of research to challenge these assumptions, arguing that Katherine's notorious reputation is unfounded and redeeming her as Henry VIII's most defamed queen. He offers new insights into her activities and behaviour as consort, as well as the nature of her relationships with Manox, Dereham and Culpeper, looking at her representations in media and how they have skewed popular opinion. Who was the real Katherine Howard and has society been wrong to judge her so harshly for the past 500 years?

ISBN:	9780750990608
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	29 Apr 2019
DEWEY:	942.052092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	223 , 8 unnumbered of plates
Weight:	512g
Height:	240mm
Width:	165mm
Spine width:	23mm

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