The Brutal Murder of Catherine Howard

<p>Today we're delving back into the After Dark vaults to revisit our classic episode on the death of the short-lived Tudor queen.</p> <p>In 1540 Henry VIII was getting old, and his eyes turned to teenager Catherine Howard.</p> <p>He fell hard and fast for Catherine - his "rose without a thorn" - but when he found out about her past, all hell broke loose.</p> <p>Amidst all the panic and confusion, who was this young woman who rose to be queen? Why did Henry VIII want her killed? And how should we remember her?</p> <p>Joining Anthony and Maddy is author and historian Gareth Russell, to help us get to know this woman.</p> <p>This episode was edited by Tim Arstall and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.</p> <p>UK listeners: voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards! Click to place your vote on the Spotify mobile app: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</a></p> <p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p> <p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p> <p><em>After Dark is a History Hit podcast.</em></p> <p><strong>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™</strong></p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click to place your vote on the Spotify mobile app: https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>