Katherine Howard

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Katherine Howard was the fifth wife of Henry VIII and cousin to the executed Anne Boleyn. She first came to court as a young girl of fourteen, but even prior to that her fate had been sealed and she was doomed to die. She was beheaded in 1542 for crimes of adultery and treason, in one of the most sensational scandals of the Tudor age.

subjects: Kings and rulers,  Catharine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, d. 1542,  Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547,  History,  Great Britain,  Henry VIII, 1509-1547,  Sexual behavior,  Relations with women,  Catharine howard, queen, consort of henry viii, king of england, -1542,  Queens, great britain,  Great britain, biography,  Great britain, history

People: Catherine Howard Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England (-1542),  Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547)

Places: Great Britain

Times: Henry VIII, 1509-1547