Henry VIII's Last Love : The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors / David Baldwin

Baldwin, David (1947-)

Published by Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley, 2015

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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 255 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index. Summary; In 1533 Katherine Willoughby married Charles Brandon, Henry VIII's closest friend. 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. This is the remarkable story of the woman who so nearly became the seventh wife of Henry VIII. Subjects; Suffolk, Katharine Willoughby Brandon Duchess of 1519-1580. Henry VIII, King of England 1491-1547. Henry V, King of England 1387-1422. Ladies-in-waiting - Great Britain - Biography. Nobility - Great Britain - Biography. Great Britain - History - Henry VIII, 1509-1547. England; c 1500 to c 1600. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women. HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain. HISTORY / Renaissance. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 236754

Bibliographic Details

Title: Henry VIII's Last Love : The Extraordinary ...

Publisher: Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st edition.