Katharine Parr

Name: Katharine Parr
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by Alison Weir Book 6 in the Six Tudor Queens series.

First published 2021

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Twice widowed and hoping to marry Thomas Seymour, Katharine Parr is instead chosen as Henry VIII’s sixth queen. She becomes stepmother to the royal children, supports reformist scholarship and publishes under her own name, but her religious interests bring her close to arrest. After Henry’s death she finally marries Seymour, only to face scandal, pregnancy and betrayal during the unstable government of Edward VI.

Katharine’s position differs from that of Henry’s earlier wives because she has adult experience, property interests and an intellectual life of her own. Those strengths make her an effective royal consort but also expose her when conservative opponents attack her religious views. Her final marriage to Seymour shows that freedom after Henry’s death does not necessarily bring safety or happiness.

Historical Periods

Henrician Reformation1530–1547 CE Edwardian Reformation1547–1553 CE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction

Historical people

Henry VIII1491–1547 Catherine Parr1512–1548 Mary I1516–1558 Edward VI1537–1553 Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley1508–1549 Elizabeth I1533–1603 Anne Askew1521–1546 Stephen Gardiner1483–1555