Catherine Parr, Part 2

It's our second to last episode in season 8 and boy is it a doozey. So, grab your cocktails and take a seat (or whatever it is you do while you listen to podcasts) because we've got a story of Queen Catherine Parr- the final wife of Henry VIII.

Time stamps:

00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene

00:17 Catherine Parr's Reluctant Courtship

03:40 Religious Context in 16th Century England

05:08 Catherine Parr's Marriage and Family Dynamics

07:50 Catherine Parr as Queen and Regent

25:45 Catherine Parr's Literary Contributions

32:37 Bishop Stephen Gardiner's plot

43:49 Henry's Messy Queen Era

51:52 Catherine's Final Days as Queen

59:44 Henry VIII's Death and Aftermath

01:02:48 Catherine and Thomas Seymour Reconnect