![]() ![]() Courtiers envious of the Queen s influence over Henry sought to destroy her by linking her with the radical religious reformers. But among her intellectual pursuits was an interest in Lutheranism a religion that the king saw as a threat to his supremacy as head of the new Church of England. Trapped in a loveless marriage to a volatile tyrant, books were Katherine s consolation. Queen Katherine was able to soothe the King s notorious temper, and his three children grew fond of her, the only mother they had ever really known. But the aging king more in need of a nurse than a wife was drawn to her, and Katherine could not refuse his proposal of marriage. She had hoped to marry for love and had set her heart on Thomas Seymour, the dashing brother of Henry s third queen. ![]() ![]() A thoughtful, well read lady, she was known at court for her unblemished reputation and her kind heart. Katherine Parr was twice widowed and thirty one years old. Henry vowed that his sixth wife would be different, and she was. Henry VIII s fifth wife, Katherine Howard, was both foolish and unfaithful, and she paid for it with her life. Dangerous court intrigue and affairs of the heart collide as renowned novelist Jean Plaidy tells the story of Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six queens. ![]()
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