Catherine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -1542
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Catherine Howard was Queen of England from 1540 until 1541 as the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She secured a place in the household of Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, where Catherine caught the King's interest. They married on 28 July 1540. Catherine was stripped of her title as queen in November 1541. She was beheaded three months later on the grounds of treason for committing adultery with her distant cousin Thomas Culpeper.
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| creatorOf | Catharine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, d. 1542. Letters patent signed, manuscript : Ampthill [Bedfordshire], 1541 Oct. 24. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882. Tower Hill : an historical romance / by William Harrison Ainsworth. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Draft typescripts of The Six wives of Henry VIII, 1991-1992 | British Library |
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| associatedWith | Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882. | person |
| associatedWith | Anne, of Cleves, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1515-1557 | person |
| associatedWith | Cremin, Robert, | person |
| associatedWith | Cremin, Robert, Mrs, | person |
| spouseOf | Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 | person |
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| Lambeth | ENG | GB |
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Death 1542-02-13
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