Henry VIII's Last Love by David Baldwin
In 1533 Katherine Willoughby married Charles Brandon, Henry VIII's closest friend. She would go on to serve at the court of every Tudor monarch bar Henry VII and Mary Tudor. Duchess of Suffolk at the age of fourteen, she became a powerful woman ruling over her houses at Grimsthorpe and Tattershall in Lincolnshire and wielding subtle influence through her proximity to the king. She grew to know Henry well and in 1538, only three months after Jane Seymour's death, it was reported that they had been 'masking and visiting' together. In 1543 she became a lady-in-waiting to his sixth wife Catherine Parr. Henry had a reputation for tiring of his wives once the excitement of the pursuit was over, and in February 1546, only six months after Charles Brandon's death, it was rumoured that Henry intended to wed Katherine himself if he could end his present marriage. But Henry changed his mind at the last moment, and Katherine Willoughby never became his seventh queen. Hers was a life of privilege mixed with tragedy and danger, losing both her sons to illness and being forced into exile in Poland beyond 'Bloody' Mary's clutches. But Katherine kept her head on her shoulders when many of her contemporaries lost theirs for lesser reasons.
‘A gripping biography of the woman who might have been Henry VIII’s seventh wife’ -- Philippa Gregory
‘A vivid and fascinating account … brings Katherine Willoughby deservedly to the forefront of the Tudor age’ -- Alison Weir
‘A vivid and fascinating account … brings Katherine Willoughby deservedly to the forefront of the Tudor age’ -- Alison Weir
David Baldwin was a medieval historian who taught at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham for many years. His historical research focused on the great medieval families in the Midlands and he had contributed articles to historical journals and lectured regularly to societies and conferences in this field. Sadly he passed away in 2016.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781445641041 |
| ISBN 10 | 1445641046 |
| Title | Henry VIII's Last Love |
| Author | David Baldwin |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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