Kateryn Parr
The Making of a Queen
Susan E. James(Author)
Ashgate Publishing Limited
Published on 1. June 1999
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-1-84014-683-7 (ISBN)
Description
The influence of Kateryn Parr on the history and events of the latter half of the 16th century in England has, this text argues, been overlooked by historians. Perceived by many as a colourless and unimaginative figure, her life in fact contained many of the features of romantic fiction: personal peril, clandestine romance, war, jealous husbands and royal matrimony. Parr was a keen exponent of power politics, an active patron of the arts and a recognized author herself. Arguably the first queen of the English Reformation, Kateryn Parr's life and works are seminal to an understanding of the Tudor period. In this researched study, Susan James discusses the impact that Kateryn Parr and her brother William had on Henry VIII's court. Part one of the book charts the childhood and early adult lives of Kateryn, William and their sister Anne. Part two discusses Kateryn's influential position brought about by her marriage to Henry, and the vital role she played in guaranteeing the survival of her stepdaughter, Elizabeth, to become queen. The book also explores the strategies that Parr employed during her queenship and the ways in which some of these were later adopted by Elizabeth I.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
43 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 167 mm
Width: 241 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84014-683-7 (9781840146837)
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Content
Genealogy. Part 1 The Parrs of Kendal; "ripe and seasonable knowledge"; civil war in the household of the Duke of Richmond; in search of a title; the Parrs and the pilgrimage of grace; "all our immoderate affections". Part 2 "Kateryne, The Quene" - "The Quene's Grace"; "most honourable and entirely beloved mother"; patronage and Queen's household; regent-general of England; "The Boke of Crucifix"; "All the words of Angels"; fall from grace; "very shadows and dreams"; "requests and desires"; Lord Seymour of Sudley; "the end of Summer". Part 3 "My Lord Marquess of Northampton" - the fall of Somerset; the Great Garter Embassy of 1551; the fall of Northumberland; "the soote season". Appendices: the love letters of Kateryn Parr and Thomas Seymour; the Queen's prayers; the Will of Margaret Neville; portraits of the Queen; "The Quene's Juelles"; Maud, Lady Parr's jewels; the Sudley chest; the Parr mummies.