| Timeline of
Key Dates |
Timeline of
Catherine Parr Key events |
| 1512 November 11 |
Catherine Parr was born at Blackfriars, London the
daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal and Maud Green |
| 1515 |
The education of Catherine Parr was excellent |
| 1527 |
Catherine Parr married her first husband Edward, Lord
Borough. He died in 1529 |
| 1532 |
Catherine Parr married her second husband John Neville,
Lord Latimer. He died in 1542 |
|
1542 February
13th |
Catherine Howard was executed for adultery
leaving King Henry VIII a widower |
| 1542 |
Lord Latimer died
leaving Catherine Parr ( Lady Latimer) a widow |
|
1542 |
Catherine Parr, began a relationship
with Sir Thomas Seymour, the brother of the late queen Jane
Seymour |
|
1542 |
The gossip about the flamboyant Thomas Seymour and the
wealthy Catherine Parr circulated around the court and
Katherine caught the eye of the aging and bloated King Henry
VIII |
|
1542 |
Catherine Parr was obliged to break her relationship
with sIR Thomas Seymour in favor of the King
Henry VIII of England |
| 1543 July 12 |
Catherine Parr and King
Henry VIII were married at Hampton Court Palace |
| 1546 May 24 |
The Protestant reformist Anne Askew was
arrested and horribly tortured on the rack |
| 1546 |
Catherine Parr came into great danger when Thomas Wriothesley nearly turned
King Henry against her because of
her involvement with heretics including Anne Askew |
| 1546 |
An warrant was drawn up for the arrest of
Catherine
Parr but she averted this by managing to reconcile with the King |
|
1547, 28 January |
King Henry VIII died
on
28th
January |
| 1547 May |
Catherine
Parr married Thomas Seymour with indecent haste following
the death of her husband and King |
| 1547 |
14 year old Princess Elizabeth,
Catherine
Parr and her husband Thomas Seymour lived in the same
household at the Admiral's property at Sudeley Castle |
| 1547 November |
Catherine Parr became pregnant by Thomas
Seymour |
| 1548 |
Early in 1548 Elizabeth left the household amid
rumours of scandal with Thomas Seymour |
| 1548 August 30 |
Catherine
Parr gave birth to a baby girl by Thomas Seymour |
| 1548 September 5 |
Catherine Parr died of puerperal fever 7
days later at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire |
