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Catherine Howard

American  

noun

  1. 1520?–42, fifth queen consort of Henry VIII of England.


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Law describes the “solemn cloisters” haunted by the apparition of Catherine Howard, the king’s fifth wife, who was executed after accusations of adultery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The arts are often seen as a way to create new neighborhoods or revitalize existing ones, said Catherine Howard, president of Community Vision.

From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

She’s not flashy like Catherine Howard, doesn’t know any French like Anne Boleyn, but she knows how to see things through, and would never have an affair with Thomas Culpeper.

From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2015

“You have a different kind of fighting going on now,” said Catherine Howard, acting head of the United Nations’ humanitarian operations in Afghanistan.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2015

That queens in that very age were capable of profligacy was proved, but a few years later, by the confessions of Catherine Howard.

From History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. by James Anthony Froude

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