Katherine Howard

Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, was Queen Consort for only 16 months before she was executed for treason. While Henry VIII's other wives (particularly Anne Boleyn) have been constantly reinvented, Katherine has remained stereotyped as the frivolous hyper-sexualized "good-time girl" (as David Starkey phrased it). In truth, she was a far more sympathetic and interesting young woman, thrust into one of the most dangerous spotlights imaginable, the court of Henry VIII.  Featured Guests: Gareth Russell, the author of the critically acclaimed book on Katherine Howard, Young and Damned and Fair, and Dr. Nikki Clark, a senior lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Chichester who has researched the women in the Howard family extensively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.