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  1. Catherine Howard - Wikipedia

    Catherine Howard[b] (c. 1523 – 13 February 1542) was Queen of England from July 1540 until November 1541 as the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund …

  2. Catherine Howard | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    6 days ago · Catherine Howard was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England. After he was given evidence that she had had affairs before their marriage and that she was having an …

  3. 11 facts about Catherine Howard - HistoryExtra

    Jul 20, 2020 · Catherine Howard was the fifth wife of Henry VIII. They married on 28 July 1540, just three weeks after the king’s brief marriage to Anne of Cleves was annulled. The union …

  4. The Story Of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s Other Beheaded Wife

    Sep 2, 2020 · In 1540, Catherine Howard became King Henry VIII's fifth wife. But in 1542, she was beheaded on his orders after being charged with adultery. She was just 19.

  5. Catherine Howard – The Tragic Fifth Wife of Henry VIII

    Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, remains one of the most tragic and misunderstood figures in Tudor history. Her short time as queen (1540–1541) ended in scandal and her …

  6. Katherine Howard’s Execution Explained - Renaissance English …

    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, …

  7. Catherine Howard | Hampton Court Palace - Historic Royal Palaces

    Catherine Howard was the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She was probably just a teenager when he chose her to be his Queen; he was more than 30 years her senior. Although the King called …

  8. What really happened to Catherine Howard? - discoverbritain.com

    Feb 26, 2025 · What really happened to Catherine Howard? Henry VIII’s fifth wife Catherine Howard is remembered as being a silly girl who deserved her punishment, but her true path to …

  9. The Queen Who Blew Up the Tudor Court: Catherine Howard’s …

    In the glittering courts of Tudor England, few stories are as tragic and compelling as that of Catherine Howard. Barely out of her teens, she caught the eye of King Henry VIII and briefly …

  10. Catherine Howard - New World Encyclopedia

    Catherine Howard (between 1520 and 1525 – February 13, 1542), also called Katherine or Kathryn [1] was the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (1540-1542). She is sometimes known …