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Catherine Howard

American  

noun

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


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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

Parr, twice widowed before Henry married her, was a Reformation humanist intellectual, shrewd and self-contained where Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard had been headstrong.

From The Guardian Apr. 6, 2013

In 1542 he was made a Knight of the Garter a few weeks after the execution of his cousin, Queen Catherine Howard.

From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)

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