Henry was 49, and it is widely accepted that Catherine was about 17 at the time of her marriage to him. Catherine was stripped of her title as queen in November 1541 and beheaded three months later on …

Oct 28, 2025 · How did Catherine Howard die? Catherine Howard was beheaded on February 13, 1542, in the Tower of London. Her execution followed the discovery by her husband, Henry VIII, of claimed …

May 18, 2025 · Katherine Howard’s execution on February 13, 1542, marked one of the most tragic and controversial moments of Henry VIII’s reign. As the fifth wife of the aging king, Katherine’s swift rise …

Feb 13, 2011 · On this day in history, the 13th February 1542, Catherine Howard was executed at the Tower of London. Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador, wrote of how Catherine prepared …

On 13 February 1542, Catherine Howard was beheaded at the Tower of London. Legend has it that her final words were “I die a queen, but I would rather die the wife of Culpeper.”

3 days ago · The message was clear on December 10, 1541, stay away from the queen. The day marked one of the grim pieces of Tudor justice when Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham were …

On this day in Tudor history, 13th February 1542, Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, and Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, were executed at the Tower of London.

Jul 20, 2020 · Facts about Catherine (aka Katherine) Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, who married the Tudor king on 28 July 1540, just three weeks after his six-month marriage to Anne of Cleves was …

Catherine Howard Tyburn ExecutionsGrafton's Chronicle [1507-1573]. At this time the Queene late before maried to the king called Queene Katheryn Hawarde was accused to the king of dissolute …

Although the King called Catherine his 'rose without a thorn', it soon became clear that she had a scandalous past – and present. Catherine was found guilty of adultery and executed at the Tower of …