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Catherine Parr
Catherine Parr

Catherine Parr

Henry VIII's Last Love

HISTORY

352 Pages, 5.12 x 7.87

Formats: Trade Paper, EPUB, Mobipocket

Trade Paper, $24.95 (US $24.95) (CA $27.95)

Publication Date: January 2009

ISBN 9780752448534

Rights: US & CA

The History Press (Jan 2009)

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Overview

This title presents the turbulent life and loves of Henry VIII's sixth wife. Romantic, chaotic, and terrifying, Catherine Parr's life unfolded like a romance novel. Wed at 17 to the grandson of a confirmed lunatic then widowed at 20, Catherine chose a Yorkshire lord twice her age as her second husband. Caught up in the turbulent terrors of the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536, she was captured by northern rebels, held hostage, and suffered violence at their hands. Fleeing to the south shortly afterward, Catherine took refuge in the household of the Princess Mary and in the arms of the king's brother-in-law, Sir Thomas Seymour. Her employment in Mary's household brought her to the attention of Mary's father, the unpredictable Henry VIII. Desperately in love with Seymour, Catherine was forced into marriage with a king whose passion for her could not be hidden and who was determined to make her his queen.

Author Biography

Susan James has written numerous articles on the Parr family, including Catherine's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Her other books include Kateryn Parr: The Making of a Queen. She lives in California.