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Catherine Howard (1521-1542), the fifth wife and queen consort of King Henry VIII from July, 1540 to February, 1542.

Catherine was born, probably in London, the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and granddaughter of the 2nd Duke of Norfolk. She married Henry VIII on July 28th, 1540, at Oatlands Palace in Surrey having caught his eye before the annullment of his marriage to Anne of Cleves.

In her early teens, Catherine had had an affair with Francis Dereham, a young scholar employed by her family, and the pair had been unofficially engaged.

After comming to the royal court, she folishly began a liaison with Thomas Culpeper (a member of the royal household who was a relative of her mother) and even hired her former lover, Dereham, as her private secretary.

Having been discovered, Catherine confessed to adultery, was convicted of high treason, and executed on February 13th, 1542, at the Tower of London. She was buried at the Royal Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula.

On the night before her execution, Catherine asked that the execution block be brought into her chamber so that she could rehearse her execution.

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circa 1521		Birth of Catherine Howard, future 5th wife of King Henry VIII
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1533.Nov.25		Marriage of Henry Fitzroy, illigitimate son of Henry VIII, to Mary Howard
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1540.Jul.18		Marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine Howard at Oatlands Palace in Surrey ]or 28th?[
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1541		Cricklade, Highworth and Sevenhampton pass to King Henry VIII\\\'s wife Catherine Howard
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1541.Nov.09		Catherine Howard is sent to the Tower of London
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1542.Feb.13		Execution of Catherine Howard on charges of adultery
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