It’s now a month since the wedding, but speculation still surrounds the consummation of King Henry‘s marriage to Anne of Cleves. Indeed, Henry’s continued disinterest in his wife disturbs him, embarrasses her and reflects badly on Thomas Cromwell, the unlucky matchmaker.
But a fresh young face at court catches the king’s interest—the teenage Katherine Howard—and Henry is rejuvenated. Thanks to this favorable change in mood, Cromwell’s status continues to rise… until his enemies suddenly come forth with an accusation of treason. It seems the end may be near for Cromwell, the mastermind of the Reformation.
Sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and lady-in-waiting to Henry’s subsequent wives, Lady Rochford helped arrange romantic trysts between Queen Katherine Howard and Thomas Culpepper.
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It’s now a month since the wedding, but speculation still surrounds the consummation of King Henry‘s marriage to Anne of Cleves. Indeed, Henry’s continued disinterest in his wife disturbs him, embarrasses her and reflects badly on Thomas Cromwell, the unlucky matchmaker.
But a fresh young face at court catches the king’s interest—the teenage Katherine Howard—and Henry is rejuvenated. Thanks to this favorable change in mood, Cromwell’s status continues to rise… until his enemies suddenly come forth with an accusation of treason. It seems the end may be near for Cromwell, the mastermind of the Reformation.
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Katherine Howard
Henry’s fifth and youngest wife was vivacious and impressionable, a first cousin of Anne Boleyn.
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Henry broke from the Catholic Church and instated the Church of England just so he could marry his mistress Anne Boleyn.
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From of the heartland of Protestantism, Henry’s German fourth wife was picked out for him by Reformation leader Thomas Cromwell.
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Paul III reigned as Pope in a time of Catholic uncertainty and tried unsuccessfully to suppress the Protestant Reformation.
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Sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and lady-in-waiting to Henry’s subsequent wives, Lady Rochford helped arrange romantic trysts between Queen Katherine Howard and Thomas Culpepper.
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