
Young and Damned and Fair
The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII
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Jenny Funnell
Written with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this interpretation of the tragic life of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, breaks new ground in our understanding of the very young woman who became queen at a time of unprecedented social and political tension and whose terrible errors in judgment quickly led her to the executioner's block.
On the morning of July 28, 1540, as King Henry's VIII's former confidant Thomas Cromwell was being led to his execution, a teenager named Catherine Howard began her reign as queen of a country simmering with rebellion and terrifying uncertainty. Sixteen months later the king's fifth wife would follow her cousin Anne Boleyn to the scaffold, having been convicted of adultery and high treason.
The broad outlines of Catherine's career might be familiar, but her story up until now has been incomplete. Unlike previous accounts of her life, which portray her as a naïve victim of an ambitious family, this compelling and authoritative biography will shed new light on Catherine Howard's rise and downfall by reexamining her motives and showing her in her context, a milieu that goes beyond her family and the influential men of the court to include the aristocrats and, most critically, the servants who surrounded her and who, in the end, conspired against her. By illuminating Catherine's entwined upstairs/downstairs worlds as well as societal tensions beyond the palace walls, the author offers a fascinating portrayal of court life in the 16th century and a fresh analysis of the forces beyond Catherine's control that led to her execution - from diplomatic pressure and international politics to the long-festering resentments against the queen's household at court.
Young and Damned and Fair changes our understanding of one of history's most famous women while telling the compelling and very human story of complex individuals attempting to survive in a dangerous age.
©2016 Gareth Russell. Excerpt from "Die Lorelei" by Stevie Smith, from Collected Poems of Stevie Smith, ©1957. Reprinted from New Directions Publishing Corp. (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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Yes, it is a hard thing to say a young girl deserved the axe for wanting a young and viral love rather than her elderly husband but this girl knew full well that what she did was treason and that there was only one penally for that o her day,
Catherine beware
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, new perspective on the "slutty queen"What did you like best about this story?
The refreshing and authentic perspective on the life of Katherine HowardHave you listened to any of Jenny Funnell’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
first time listening to her narration, very pleasant.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
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Very impressed with the number of sources used in the researchA fresh look at the 5th wife of Henry VII
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THE biography of Catherine Howard!
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Enlightening and Engaging
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An excellent telling of Catherine Howard’s tragic story.
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She habitually pauses at unnecessary places in sentences, where there are no commas and none is needed.
It makes it very difficult to follow the meaning an intricate sentence.
Would not listen to this narrator again.
I will probably purchase the book so I can read it and understand the sentences properly.
Someone please tell the narrator how commas work for pauses
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Excellent
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Very informative
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Detailed look at Katherine Howard's life
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It is a long story, but it stays interesting, even though we now the end (spoiler: she is beheaded). The road is more important than the destination....
interesting
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