Catherine Howard choirboy From a private collection

From a private collection

Figure in military clothing holding a pike in one hand and a sword in the other

Mike Smith lead vocalist and keyboard player with the English pop rock group

Full length studio portrait of General Francis Rawdon Chesney standing in military uniform

Catherine Howard choirboy From a private collectionCatherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, (1796). Catherine (born between 1520 and 1525, died February 13, 1542) became the fifth queen consort of Henry VIII on 28 July 1540. She is sometimes known by Henry's reference to her as the rose without a thorn. Despite this, he had her beheaded because of her alleged adultery.