February 24 - Katherine Howard, Elizabeth I's good friend




Tudor History with Claire Ridgway show

Summary: On this day in Tudor history, 24th February 1603, Katherine Howard (née Carey), Countess of Nottingham, died at Arundel House.    Katherine was a close friend of Queen Elizabeth I and it is thought that grief over her friend's death had a major impact on the queen's own health, for she died just a month later.   Find out who Katherine was, how she rose to be the queen's good friend, and also hear about a myth associated with her in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History".   You can see this podcast as a video at the following link: https://youtu.be/qvwXYt0kYos Also on this day in history, 24th February 1500, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, was born. Hear some Charles V facts in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/-QVYrBtojOs You can find Claire at: https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com  https://www.tudorsociety.com https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/ https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/ https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles  https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety  https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/  https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/ #Tudor #TheTudors #TudorHistory #HenryVIII #EdwardVI #ElizabethI #MaryI #HenryVII #Reign #JaneGrey #OnThisDay