History UsefulNotes / CatherineParr

* Catherine Parr (along with Henry VIII's other wives) are reimagined as pop stars in the musical theatre ''Theatre/{{Six}}''.

* Catherine Parr (along with Henry VIII's other wives) are reimagined as pop stars in the musical theatre ''Theatre/{{Six}}''.

Catherine Parr (alternatively spelled Katherine or Kateryn; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and of Ireland (1543–47) as the last of the six wives of UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. She was also the most-married English queen, with four husbands. A member of the upper gentry, both of her parents were prominent figures in the court of Henry VIII at the time of her birth and she was named for her godmother, Queen UsefulNotes/CatherineOfAragon. Like all of Henry's queens, she was a descendant of Edward I; the prominence of the Parrs at court was probably due to their especially close relation to the Tudors, with Sir Thomas Parr (her father) being descended multiple times from John of Gaunt, son of Edward III, through whom the Tudors derived their claim to the throne. Catherine was Henry's closest relative among his wives, as they were third cousins, once removed, by their descent from Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland (John of Gaunt's daughter), in addition to the many other ways they were related.[[note]]Henry and Catherine of Aragon were only ''half'' third cousins, once removed, as their mutual ancestor John of Gaunt had sired the line leading to each of them with a different wife.[[/note]]

She would be the last Queen Consort born in the British Isles until [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Mary of Teck]] in 1910.

Catherine is famously known to have survived, where other of Henry VIII’s wives were divorced or beheaded. This would have been due to her gentle nature and willingness to nurse Henry as he suffered from ailments, while also taking care of his children from earlier marriages.

Catherine Parr (alternatively spelled Katherine or Kateryn; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and of Ireland (1543–47) as the last of the six wives of UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. She was also the most-married English queen, with four husbands. A member of the upper gentry, both of her parents were prominent figures in the court of Henry VIII at the time of her birth and she was named for her godmother, Queen UsefulNotes/CatherineOfAragon. Like all of Henry's queens, she was a descendant of Edward I.

Catherine Parr (alternatively spelled Katherine or Kateryn; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and of Ireland (1543–47) as the last of the six wives of UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. She was also the most-married English queen, with four husbands. A member of the upper gentry, both of her parents were prominent figures in the court of Henry VIII at the time of her birth and she was named for her godmother, Queen UsefulNotes/CatherineOfAragon. Like all of Henry's queens except for Anne of Cleves, she was a descendant of Edward I.

Catherine Parr (alternatively spelled Katherine or Kateryn; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and of Ireland (1543–47) as the last of the six wives of UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. She was also the most-married English queen, with four husbands. A member of the upper gentry, both of her parents were prominent figures in the court of Henry VIII at the time of her birth and she was named for her godmother, Queen UsefulNotes/CatherineOfAragon. Like all of Henry's queens except for Anne of Cleves, she was a descendant of Edward III.

Catherine Parr (alternatively spelled Katherine or Kateryn; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and of Ireland (1543–47) as the last of the six wives of UsefulNotes/HenryVIII. She was also the most-married English queen, with four husbands.

Widowed twice before she married Henry, the still young Catherine had been in love with Thomas Seymour, before the King’s eye fell on her. She consented to the royal marriage, though was somewhat leery, since she was well aware of the fates of her predecessors. It's said that she told him she would have preferred to be his mistress. Trusted by Henry, she ruled as regent when he campaigned in France.

After Henry’s death in 1547, she hastily married Thomas Seymour. Her stepdaughter [[UsefulNotes/MaryTudor Mary]] was indignant, but Edward VI had no big issue with the marriage of his beloved stepmother to his uncle. Her other stepdaughter, Elizabeth, agreed to live with them at Chelsea.

They reconciled in writing, but did not meet again. Catherine died in childbirth, leaving a daughter that likely did not survive infancy. She was a noted influence on Lady Jane Grey, who was her foster-daughter, in religion (Lady Jane was a fervent Protestant) and education, and may have been the only adult in her life to show her unconditional love (her parents were, even by the standards of the time, emotionally and possibly physically abusive).

* The ''Literature/WolfHall'' trilogy, set during Henry's reign, ends a few years before his marriage to Catherine, but she makes a few appearances in the final book of the trilogy with foreshadowing of her future role.

* The [[AllThereInTheManual book]] ''Series/{{Blackadder}}: The Whole Damn Dynasty'' suggests 'Catherine Parr' was actually Baldrick in a dress that a very Wolsey-like Cardinal Blackadder convinced a senile and short-sighted Henry VIII to marry.

* She was portrayed by actress Joely Richardson on the fourth and final season of Creator/{{Showtime}}'s ''Series/TheTudors''.

After Henry’s death in 1547, she hastily married Thomas Seymour. Her stepdaughter Mary was indignant, but Edward VI had no big issue with the marriage of his beloved stepmother to his uncle. Her other stepdaughter, Elizabeth, agreed to live with them at Chelsea.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Survived''.]]

* In the ''Series/TheTudors'' fanfic ''Series/{{Handmaid}}'', Catherine (here spelled Katherine) is made Anne Boleyn's lady in waiting after Anne becomes Henry and Katherine of Aragon's handmaid (who bears Henry's children on Katherine's behalf), soon becoming a friend and confidant of both Anne and Mary Tudor. She later, with Anne's help, marries the Earl of Surrey (much to the Duke of Norfolk's ire), raises Edward, [[spoiler:Jane Seymour's bastard son by Henry after she's executed for treason for hiding Thomas Seymour's role in attempting to murder Anne and causing her miscarriage]], and eventually becomes Anne's head of household [[spoiler:after Anne is crowned Princess Consort following the birth of her son Edmund.]]

* Carolyn Meyer's ''Young Royals'' series contains a book ''Beware, Princess Elizabeth'' about Elizabeth I's ascension to the throne. The book starts just after Henry VIII's death, and Catherine features in the first part up until her own death.

Catherine is famously known to have survived, where other of Henry VIII’s wives were divorced or beheaded. This would have been due to her gently nature and willingness to nurse Henry as he suffered from ailments, while also taking care of his children from earlier marriages.

Her circle of protestant friends alarmed many religious conservatives, who tried to turn the king against her. Annoyed by her forwardness in debating religion with him, he had a warrant for her arrest written. When she found out, she saved herself by saying that she had only argued with him to divert him from his pain and to learn from him. After that, she remained safe throughout the remainder of his reign.

They reconciled in writing, but did not meet again. Catherine died in childbirth, leaving a daughter that likely did not survive infancy.

* In October 2003, in the two-part British television series ''Henry VIII'', Catherine was played by Clare Holman. The part was relatively small, given that the drama's second part focused more on the stories of UsefulNotes/JaneSeymour and Catherine Howard.

* Creator/DeborahKerr plays her in the film ''Film/YoungBess'', which depicts a highly fictionalised version of Elizabeth and Tom Seymour's relationship.

* She was portrayed by actress Joely Richardson on the fourth and final season of Creator/{{Showtime}}'s ''Series/TheTudors''.

->''Survived''.

Catherine Parr is famously known to have survived, where other of UsefulNotes/HenryVIII’s wives were divorced or beheaded. This would have been due to her gently nature and willingness to nurse Henry as he suffered from ailments, while also taking care of his children from earlier marriages.

Widowed twice before she married Henry, the still young Catherine had been in love with Thomas Seymour, before the King’s eye fell on her. She consented to the royal marriage, though was somewhat leery, since she was well aware of the fates of her predecessors. It's said that she told him she would have preferred to be his mistress.
Trusted by Henry, she ruled as regent when he campaigned in France.

After Henry’s death in 1547, she hastily married Thomas Seymour. Her stepdaughter Mary was indignant, but UsefulNotes/EdwardVI had no big issue with the marriage of his beloved stepmother to his uncle. Her other stepdaughter, Elizabeth, agreed to live with them at Chelsea.

!!Tropes associated with Catherine Parr include:

* AdiposeRex: Her third husband. While earlier wives had still seen him as he had been more athletic, Catherine had to deal with a husband who could barely walk in the end.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Despite being one of two wives that Henry recognized as having been his legitimate wives at the end of his life, Catherine was never crowned.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Though there were some references to hope for a second son at the beginning of the marriage, Henry and Catherine had no children together. This was not such a big deal as it had been for Catherine of Aragon or UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn, as Henry already had a legitimate male heir by now.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Catherine did a great job of healing the mends of a husband with children from three different mothers.
* CorruptChurch: Catherine hated the Catholic Church and referred to them in derogatory terms in her latest book especially.
* DancesAndBalls: Though Catherine is stereotyped as a nurse, she enjoyed dancing. She was only in her early thirties when she married Henry.
* DeathByChildbirth
* EvilTowerOfOminousness: She was not far from being send to the Tower.
* TheHeretic: Catherine and several of her friends. They concealed parts of this after being shocked into submission by Henry, but gave their thoughts free reign when Edward VI became king. Her last book was more radical than the ones she had published during Henry's lifetime.
* HotBlooded: More than is often supposed.
* MayDecemberRomance: Both her second and third husband were about two decades older than Catherine.
* ParentalSubstitute: To John Neville and Margaret Neville. To the later Mary I, later Elizabeth I and Edward VI as well.
* ParentWithNewParamour: Though it worked very well. Catherine respected and loved her Henry's children. She had been kind to her stepchildren from her second marriage as well.
* TheRenaissance: Like many noblewomen of her day, Catherine had enjoyed an excellent education.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Catherine ruled as regent, helped raise her husband's precocious children, wrote books and fulfilled the traditional duties of a Queen Consort.

Widowed twice before she married Henry, the still young Catherine had been in love with Thomas Seymour, before the King’s eye fell on her. She consented to the royal marriage, though was somewhat weary, since she was well aware of the fate of her predecessors.

* GenreSavvy: Catherine was reluctant to marry Henry. She was well aware what had happened to his other Queens.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Catherine ruled as regent, helped raise her husband's precocious children, wrote books and fulfilled the traditional duties of a Queen Consort.

!!Tropes associated with Catherine Parr include: