Katherine Howard

I chose the model of this picture because she looks so young. The saddest thing to me about Katherine Howard is how young she was.

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Katherine Howard (between 1520 and 1525 – 13 February 1542), also called Catherine Howard was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (1540-1542), and sometimes known by his reference to her as "the rose without a thorn". Her birth date and place of birth is unknown, (occasionally cited as 1521, probably in London). She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard, a poor younger son of the 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Catherine married Henry VIII on 28 July 1540, at Oatlands Palace in Surrey, almost immediately after his annulment from Anne of Cleves was arranged. However, Catherine's marital conduct and past history were known to be unchaste, and she was beheaded after less than two years of marriage on the grounds of treason.

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