Catherine Howard
/ˌkæθrɪn ˈhaʊəd/
/ˌkæθrɪn ˈhaʊərd/
- (c. 1521-42) the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. He had her head cut off after they had been married for two years, when he found that she had had sexual relationships with other men.
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