Who was Katherine Parr?
Katherine Parr was the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII of England, and one of only two who survived his reign. With four marriages in her lifetime, Katherine Parr was the most married of any English Queen. A champion of female education and a wily politician, Katherine survived several attempts to remove her from power as Queen. She outlived her royal husband only to have a disastrous fourth marriage that is considered by some to have lead to her death. Born in 1512, Katherine Parr was married at the age of 15 to the elderly Baron of Gainsborough. He died in 1533, and Katherine was quickly courted and married to another elderly nobleman, Lord Latimer. For nearly ten years, Katherine nursed her husband, until he died in 1543. At last free to pursue her own interests, Katherine focused heavily on her education, studying with Lady Mary, the elder daughter of Henry VIII. Although she had a brief affair with Thomas Seymour, brother to the late Queen Jane Seymour, Henry VIII soon exp
