England: Portrait of a lady, thought to be Catherine Howard (1520-1542), Queen of England from 1540 to 1541 as the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England. Attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), c. 1541

Catherine Howard (c.1521 – 13 February 1542) was Queen of England from 1540 until 1541, as the fifth wife of Henry VIII. Catherine married Henry VIII on 28 July 1540, at Oatlands Palace, in Surrey, almost immediately after the annulment of his marriage to Anne of Cleves was arranged.

Catherine was beheaded after less than two years of marriage to Henry on the grounds of treason by committing adultery while married to the King.

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