On this day in Tudor history, 13th February 1542, Catherine Howard, the former queen and fifth wife of King Henry VIII, and her lady-in-waiting, Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, were executed at the Tower of London.
In today's "on this day" video,I look at the accounts of their executions, including the one where Catherine Howard says "I die a Queen, but I would rather die the wife of Culpeper." Did Catherine say that and did Jane Boleyn use her scaffold speech to repent of bringing down Anne Boleyn and George Boleyn in 1536? I relate what happened on 13 February 1542 and what these women said on the scaffold.
See also February 9 - Jane Boleyn, Lady Rochford, is taken to the Tower.
Book recommendations: Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford by Julia Fox, Young and Damned and Fair by Gareth Russell.
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