Kateryn Parr Henry VIII's Sixth Queen by Laura Adkins

 This was an interesting, but fairly simple biography of this great queen, which includes letters written by her. I am not sure if I learned anything new but it was a sympathetic look at Kateryn, who married the King because of duty, sacrificing her love for Thomas Seymour. Henry greatly respected Kateryn, who acted as Regent while he fought the French. She was the first woman to oublish a book under her own name and her Reformist tendencies were a big influence on the court. However, arguably Kateryn’s influence on her step-children was the most important feature of her life as Queen. She introduced them to humanist and Reformist principles and she brought them back into the line of succession, as well as being a kind and loving mother to them.

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