😮💨Catherine Howard was the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She was probably just a teenager when he chose her to be his Queen; he was more than 30 years her senior. 😮💨In March 1539, Catherine’s uncle, the Duke of Norfolk, secured her a prized position in the household of Anne of Cleves, who was set to become Henry VIII’s fourth wife. 😮💨Catherine may have met Henry VIII in December 1539, when he travelled to Greenwich to await Anne’s arrival. Then, after the King’s disastrous first meeting with Anne, Norfolk likely chose his moment to push Catherine into Henry’s path. 😮💨Henry married Catherine at Oatlands Palace in Surrey on 28 July 1540. 😮💨By the time he married Catherine, Henry was suffering from ill health – and, it was rumoured, impotence, so there was little prospect of any children.
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