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Henry VIII's true daughter : Catherine Carey, a Tudor life

Henry VIII's true daughter : Catherine Carey, a Tudor life

Book 2023

The lives of Tudor women often offer faint but fascinating footnotes on the pages of history. The life of Catherine - or Katryn as her husband would one day pen her name - Carey, the daughter of Mary Boleyn and, as the weight of evidence suggests, Henry VIII, is one of those footnotes. As the possible daughter of Henry VIII, the niece of Anne Boleyn and the favourite of Elizabeth I, Catherine's life offers us a unique perspective on the reigns of...