Why Catherine Howard Lost Her Head
About this episode
This episode explores the life and downfall of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, with historian Gareth Russell.
Poor Catherine Howard. She was smart, intelligent and undeniably beautiful, but ultimately no match for the vicious Henry VIII. She was certainly a victim but was she totally blameless? Joining Kate today is the always-fabulous historian Gareth Russell , author of Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII , to help us find out more about this short-lived Queen of England. Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click here to place your vote! Thank you! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . You can take part in our listener survey here . All music from Epidemic Sounds. Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click here to place your vote! Thank you! https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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