Gareth Russell - Catherine Howard- The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII’s Fifth Queen (Book signing available) Thurs 25th July 11am
Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, in 1540. He ordered her arrest in 1541 and her execution in 1542. For centuries, Catherine has been presented as either the author of her own destruction or the victim of everyone around her. What was the true personality of Henry’s fifth queen? Her rise to the throne was very different to the one described by tradition – were there, in fact, members of her family who desperately wanted to prevent her marriage to the King? Did she later commit adultery with Thomas Culpepper and why was there a surprising attempt to save her from the block at the last minute? The remarkable true story of Catherine Howard’s rise and fall is told by her biographer, Gareth Russell.
Gareth Russell is a historian and broadcaster. He is the best-selling author of The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court (a BBC History Best Book of 2023). His other works include Do Let’s Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (a Times Book of the Year 2022), The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era (a Daily Telegraph Book of the Year 2019) and his biography of Queen Catherine Howard, Young and Damned and Fair.
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Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, in 1540. He ordered her arrest in 1541 and her execution in 1542. For centuries, Catherine has been presented as either the author of her own destruction or the victim of everyone around her. What was the true personality of Henry’s fifth queen? Her rise to the throne was very different to the one described by tradition – were there, in fact, members of her family who desperately wanted to prevent her marriage to the King? Did she later commit adultery with Thomas Culpepper and why was there a surprising attempt to save her from the block at the last minute? The remarkable true story of Catherine Howard’s rise and fall is told by her biographer, Gareth Russell.
Gareth Russell is a historian and broadcaster. He is the best-selling author of The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court (a BBC History Best Book of 2023). His other works include Do Let’s Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (a Times Book of the Year 2022), The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era (a Daily Telegraph Book of the Year 2019) and his biography of Queen Catherine Howard, Young and Damned and Fair.
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