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Henry VIII´s Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors
David Baldwin
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Description for Henry VIII´s Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors
Paperback. A fascinating biography of the life of the Tudor woman who almost became Henry VIII's seventh wife. Num Pages: 288 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 206 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
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 except Henry VII and Mary Tudor. Duchess of Suffolk at the age of fourteen, she became a powerful woman ruling over her own households and wielding influence through her proximity to the king. She grew to know Henry well. In 1538, just three months after Jane Seymour's death, it was reported that they had been `masking and visiting' together, and in 1543 she became a lady-in-waiting to his sixth wife, Catherine Parr. ... Read more
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 except Henry VII and Mary Tudor. Duchess of Suffolk at the age of fourteen, she became a powerful woman ruling over her own households and wielding influence through her proximity to the king. She grew to know Henry well. In 1538, just three months after Jane Seymour's death, it was reported that they had been `masking and visiting' together, and in 1543 she became a lady-in-waiting to his sixth wife, Catherine Parr. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445660073
SKU
V9781445660073
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About David Baldwin
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.
Reviews for Henry VIII´s Last Love: The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady-in-Waiting to the Tudors
`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 `The woman who almost led the king up the aisle for a seventh time'
BBC History Magazine `The seventh wife of Henry ... Read more
Philippa Gregory `A vivid and fascinating account ... brings Katherine Willoughby deservedly to the forefront of the Tudor age'
Alison Weir `The woman who almost led the king up the aisle for a seventh time'
BBC History Magazine `The seventh wife of Henry ... Read more