Baldwin, David. Henry VIII's last love : the extraordinary life of Katherine Willoughby, lady-in-waiting to the Tudors

Folger bibliographic ID: 343770
Folger call number: DA317.8.S8 B35 2015
Folger holdings ID: 494606

In 1533 Katherine Willoughby married Charles Brandon, Henry VIII's closest friend. Duchess of Suffolk at the age of fourteen, she became a powerful woman ruling over her houses at Grimsthorpe and Tattershall in Lincolnshire and wielding subtle influence through her proximity to the King. She grew to know Henry well and in 1538, only three months after Jane Seymour's death, it was reported that they had been 'masking and visiting' together. In 1543 she became a lady-in-waiting to his sixth wife Catherine Parr. Henry had a reputation for tiring of his wives once the excitement of the pursuit was over, and in February 1546, only six months after Charles Brandon's death, it was rumoured that Henry intended to wed Katherine himself if he could end his present marriage. This is the remarkable story of the woman who so nearly became the seventh wife of Henry VIII

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Extended title: Henry VIII's last love : the extraordinary life of Katherine Willoughby, lady-in-waiting to the Tudors / David Baldwin
Alternate titles: Henry the Eight's last love

Suffolk, Katharine Willoughby Brandon, Duchess of, 1519-1580 Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 Nobility Great Britain

author: Baldwin, David, 1947-
subject: Suffolk, Katharine Willoughby Brandon, Duchess of, 1519-1580
subject: Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547