The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Katherine Parr, Part 2 | 37
Even The Royals
Wondery
4.4 • 844 Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In part one, Katherine worked hard to be the perfect wife for her first two husbands. She never thought husband #3 would be the King. But Katherine thrives as Henry’s sixth wife and starts using her platform as queen to promote her passion for religious reform. She thought she had Henry’s full support – until she spots an arrest warrant with her name on it, signed by the King himself.
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| 0:00.0 | Wonderry Plus subscribers can listen to Even the Royals early and ad-free right now. |
| 0:04.1 | Join Wondery Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:07.7 | A quick note about our show. |
| 0:09.5 | We do a lot of research for our stories, but we also aren't your high school history class, |
| 0:13.3 | so some details and scenes are dramatized. |
| 0:16.1 | Also, today's episode contains descriptions of child abuse, so please be advised. |
| 0:20.5 | And we swear more than Henry |
| 0:22.1 | the 8th beheaded as wives, so hold on to your crowns. It's the summer of 1546, and Catherine |
| 0:35.2 | Parr is dragging her feet down an endless hallway at Hampton Court Palace. |
| 0:39.7 | The 33-year-old queen is on her way to see her husband, King Henry VIII, and she feels like |
| 0:45.3 | she could puke. Last night, she learned that Henry signed a warrant for her arrest. |
| 0:50.4 | And naturally, the news has her panicking. She knows how this situation usually ends for Henry's wives, with the loss of a head. |
| 0:58.6 | Catherine and Henry have been married for about three years at this point. |
| 1:02.1 | And for most of this time, their relationship has actually been really good, |
| 1:05.9 | which is why Catherine can't wrap her mind around Henry wanting to arrest her. |
| 1:10.6 | She knows she has some enemies at court, |
| 1:12.8 | like one of the King's closest advisors, Bishop Gardner. He's the conservative who thinks |
| 1:17.6 | her ideas about religious reform are dangerous. Catherine has been pushing the envelope recently |
| 1:22.4 | when it comes to reform, and she even published her own prayer book last year. Now, she's worried she might have pushed |
| 1:28.5 | it a little too far, and someone like Gardner was able to convince Henry that she needed to go. |
| 1:33.9 | Catherine tries to calm down as she approaches the King's bedroom door. She reminds herself that |
| 1:38.6 | Henry hasn't arrested her yet, which means she might still have some time. So right now, |
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