Kateryn Parr

We asked members of Historic Royal Palaces staff which of Henry VIII's wives as the best. Here, Susie Lipscomb, Research Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, argues that with Kateryn Parr, Henry saved the best until last: the first woman in Britain to publish a book of prose and roel model to Elizabeth I - whose passionate life story reads like a work of romantic fiction.

Next year Hampton Court Palace will be home to rarely seen 16th-century portraits of each of the women in Henry VIII's life mother, sisters daughters and wives - and will be joined by evocative objects intimately connected to their fate.

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[fowlerbookcritic]

LOL! Can't help but notice that Katherine Howard is the only one who isn't anyone's favorite...

[HistoricRoyalPalaces]

Katherine is someone's favourite! She'll be joining the others in the near future. If you subscribe to our channel there will be plenty more Henry-related opinion in 2009.

[AnaliaHyrule]

Anne Boleyn and Katheryn Parr are tied as my fave wives. It's a shame Kateryn Parr is not better remembered. She and Anne really sped up the Reformation, and Catherine,as this video showed, certainly influenced Elizabeth in her strength, ruling England in Henry's absence. I hear many people on here saying Aragon and Boleyn were ahead of their time, but I think the wife that was ahead of her time was Parr!

[Boleyn96019]

favorite queens in order:

1) Anne Boleyn

2) Katherine Howard [cuz she's Anne's cousin lol]

3) Anne of Cleves

4) Catherine Parr

5) Katherine of Aragon

6) Jane Seymour

[Strefanasha]

choose one of henry's wives as a favourite? why is this?

it is about history, surely

[mckfrr]

After Henry died and Catherine Parr had married Thomas Seymour, Elizabeth stayed with them where she was sexually abused (not intercourse, but butt slapping and other romp games) which she played along with Thomas. That is the only thing I didn't like about Catherin Parr.

[chocolatefountain95]

Catharine Parr is my 3rd favourite

[Ladyjaxs]

Koa is my fav out of all his wives, but i do love Kat Parr. The only thing I disagree with this vid, is the way you make Thomas Seymour as some knight and shining armor, well he wasn't, you forget while married to Kat Parr he tried to seduce the young Elizabeth. Katherine deserved way better then him. jmo

[FlowerChild65]

Matthew Parker was Anne's Chaplan first.

[Elliemental09]

Hear, hear!!!

Katherine Parr was an incredible woman, and its` great to see videos like this, extolling her virtues.

[GoddessofHyrule]

CATHERINE PARR FOREVER!