0
King Henry VIII and Katherine Howard were married in the year 1540. It was the fifth marriage for the King. In two years time Katherine was beheaded for treason/ adultery.
By 1540, Henry had become fat and he had lost the muscular physique he had when he was younger. He was now 49 and his lifestyle was starting to catch up with him. Catherine was just 15 or 16 when Henry asked for her hand in marriage. She was considered to be very beautiful, lively and kind. Henry described her as a "rose without a thorn". Why did she marry someone 34 years older than she was? Simply because she had no choice - Henry was king and Catherine's family welcomed the opportunity her marriage presented to move closer to the king. What a fifteen to sixteen year old girl thought about marrying a 49 year old man is not recorded.
Catherine did commit adultery. Given the age difference and Henry's character perhaps this was inevitable. Catherine had an affair with Thomas Culpepper of the King's Privy Chamber. It was soon discovered and Henry showed both of them no mercy.
Culpepper was executed in December 1541, as was Francis Dereham who was an earlier love of Catherine's. She was executed in February 1542 aged seventeen or eighteen.
This experience of marital betrayal did not put off Henry and one year later he married his last wife Catherine Parr.
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoEngland
Date and place of birth not known, thought to be Wingate County Durham
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThere is no record of Catherine's birth, but it is thought to be between 1520 and 1525.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoCatherine Howard's date of birth was not recorded, so we do not know when it is.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoslap dem big titties homie
Wiki User
∙ 11y agobum
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What day did catherine howard marry Henry VIII?
She was born on the 11th of June, 1509.
Why was Catherine howard important in Henry VIII marriage?
Catherine Howard was Henry VIII's 5th wife!!!
Did Henry VII get a son from Catherine Howard?
Henry VII never met Catherine Howard. Catherine was the wife of Henry VIII, not Henry VII.
What are the release dates for Henry VIII and Catherine Howard - 1911?
Henry VIII and Catherine Howard - 1911 was released on: USA: 15 February 1911
When were Catherine Howard and King Henry VIII married?
Answer Catherine Howard was the fifth of King Henry VIII's six wives. They married on 28th July 1540.
What did Henry VIII have to do in order to marry Catherine of Spain?
In order to marry Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII had to receive a papal bull from the Pope stating that Catherine was indeed a virgin and that Henry could marry his brother's widow.
What was Henry VIII 5 wife called?
Henry VIII's fifth wife was Catherine Howard.
Why did Henry viii marriage with Catherine Howard with end?
Henry ended his marriage with Catherine as she was cheating on him
How old was henry vIII when he divorced Catherine howard?
Henry viiji was 8906,67544,32144,45677,8 when he married catherine howard
What was Catherine howard date of marriage?
Catherine Howard married Henry VIII on July 28th 1540.
When did Henry VIII divorce kathrine howard?
Henry VIII and Catherine Howard were not divorces, rather Catherine was executed, on the thirteenth of February, 1542; after a marriage of eighteen and a half months.
What happened to the son of Henry VIII and Catherine Howard?
Henry VIII and Catherine Howard had no children. Jane Seymour was the mother of Henry's only legitimate son, Edward, who became King Edward VI.
