It's surprising to hear about a woman living in the 16th century who: survived the reign of Henry VIII, had enough money and power to speak her own mind, could fund the people she approved of, was never imprisoned in the Tower of London, and wasn't beheaded. 😊
Really appreciated learning about Katherine, and also the story of her mother Maria's determination to be by Catherine of Aragon's side at her death. Would love to hear more about Maria if there is more, she sounds great.
I just love the irony that when there was a plot against Catherine Parr, it was at least in part because Henry had tired of her and was interested in Catherine Willoughby…as if Catherine Willoughby didn’t have the same, if not more, “heretical”views! I was also intrigued to learn about how she developed reformist views, especially since it was something I puzzled over, how a daughter of someone so loyal to Catherine of Aragon ended up having to flee into exile in Mary’s reign because of difference of religion.
Excellent points! It seems like the courtiers could hardly have a sense of safety, at least for any length of time. This woman went through some horrible things and losing her sons is something I can’t imagine being able to live through. I’m the Mum of one child, a son, who makes me very proud! How draining it must have been to have to dance around the religious and political views that so easily erupt into a negative environment!
I loved this video Dr. Kat. I always look forward to watching your videos when I get home from work on Friday. As for a request I would love to put forth a video covering the life of Eustace Chapuys. He is always showing up in other people's stories and I would love to hear his in full!
Oh, wow! I have been wanting a video on him as well! He seems to come up quite a bit and in other channels covering the same court! Seeing a video that focuses on him specifically would be fascinating! Thanks so much for requesting it. Kind regards.
That was a fascinating story, thank you so much. I am constantly astounded by the stamina and determination of these historical figures - she crowded so much into her life. Especially courageous to pick herself back up after the death of her sons. And thank you too for the immense detail in your notes so we can follow up anything of particular interest.
Another brilliant video that has introduced me to someone new. I feel badly for women of that time but she seems to have been a strong and influential person in her time. Now I will need to find further reading about Katherine Willoughby. Thank you.
There were a good number of women during HenryVIIIs reignand thru Elizabeth 1 that were actually powerful and wealthy in their own right, in more ways than is commonly thought. Interesting vid.
i was soooooo excited for this video when i saw it on my timeline as a premiere. I am endlessly fascinated by Katherine Willoughby and her story. This was fantastic ty!
Just re-watched an old documentary about Jane Boleyn (Lady Rochford) in which you are prominently featured! Great job Dr. Kat! And now you have your own series and are YT famous! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
My grandmother was a Willoughby and I’ve traced my ancestors back to one of the Barons. A William Willoughby was a second son of a second son and came to America as indentured, the family started out here poor, poor, poor, and variously did well, and not so well. In modern times they did OK. I find the ties to King Henry VIII’s court to be interesting and kind of amusing. I visited England in 2013 and was lucky enough to tour Wollaton Hall, the family seat in Nottingham, and Bore Place, the other Manor in the south of England. It was a thrill to see both places. Loved your video!
Great content! Would love a video on how all these letters survived the centuries. I wonder who decided to keep them? I don't normally keep letters so it's interesting
18:05. Oh my gosh. That poor woman. What an incredible woman! 14 and married to a 50 year old. Yikes! What a life she led. I feel so sorry for her that her boys died.
As always, an excellent presentation. As a form of good timing only this morning I recommended your channel to someone who is as fascinated with history as I I told him I was sure he would enjoy it greatly as I
I enjoyed this especially because I have been exploring my German inheritance. My 6th great grandmother came from Prussia to New York colony and took my greatest grandfather as her 3rd husband. Their son went on to produce my family line. This was in Caroline's time. I have been studying this period in history.
Thank you for a fascinating video on one of my favourite Elizabethans. I read somewhere that Catherine Willoughby named a dog "Gardiner" so that she could give him orders in the presence of Bishop Gardener -- a sly joke!
I'm so glad to be among your subscribed and would be a contributor but for financial inability (pensioner in penury) concerns. TH-cam is great and I consider your channel among the top for my part at least. I've done a pretty exhausting genealogy and it's really fun to learn about the time in which they lived. I'm yet another descendant of Mary Boleyn Carey (my middle name is Carey) and it makes history a much more interesting journey to be able to point and say, "I'm related to her/him!". This one is so typical of its era and especially Brandon.
WOW! I mean WOW! This is a lady I really would have liked to have known & talked to. While she went against her mother's faith, I have to think her mother would have been proud of her for "sticking to her guns". I also have to say I am a HUGE fan of Philippa G. & her FICTIONAL novels about all of this. I consider them great reads & well written, but fiction. However, they have led me to learn the true history. I have literally listened to these audio books probably a hundred times. If not for that I would NEVER have kept straight Brandon & Katherine and all of that. I don't know how you do it. This was great!
I’d love history and I I know this sounds silly but I love the way you speak and tell the stories I hope you keep doing it and I love the contents that you give us. I hope you have a lovely day. Thank you again.😊
I admire the iron will of women who manage to stamp their mark on history in spite of being considered the property of men, who thought women were of feebler intelligence and erratic sensibilities.
Wonderful! I can see the veering into Puritanism as a wholesale reaction to the Catholic Church’s stranglehold on access. I just finished Jeff Guinn’s book on Waco and see the remnants of it in American religiosity.
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of emnity the religion of 'Love thy neighbour' always seems to engender. Why on earth should anyone's private sentiments about which flavour of fairy tale they espouse,be of any business of anyone else? But another great video Dr Kat,informative,interesting and above all, understandable. Looking forward to next week's goodies❤❤
Hi Dr Kat, I’m blown away that she has living relatives today. I find it absolutely fascinating. A most interesting, and clever, woman. Perhaps one would expect no less from Maria De Salina’s daughter. 🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺
Great video! I always enjoy these little deep-dives into one figure. In this case, someone I'd heard of, but never really got a good overview of their life.
I’ve always been curious what your thoughts are on all of the remakes of king Henry the eighth story and how they always portrayed him as or really all of the characters as being super hot and good-looking lol I feel like it adds to the romanticism, and yet Melody stories are really very romantic. so I’m just curious what you think? Also, do you have a video about Elisabeth of Austria? I was watching a documentary about Vienna last night, and he mentioned her in passing, and I thought it would be interesting to hear video about her.
A Venetian ambassador rhapsodized about how attractive Henry VIII was *when the king was young.* We all think of Henry as the Charles Laughton stereotype: obese, balding, ugly, etc. But young Henry was over 6 feet tall with fair skin, red hair, and the physique of an athlete. He was trained in sports as well as letters and was universally acclaimed as gracious, courteous & kind when he ascended the throne. We all tend to forget what this young Henry was like.
Henry was 18 when he became king . He was tall , handsome and very athletic...I think if you had given young Henry a glimpse of his future self he would have been horrified .
I am new to you. I think the algorithms sent me. I am in possession of my Great grandmother's scrapbook/journals in 2 volumes. I finally, at 57 years old, started reading the first one, Early Days in Europe. Her father was the Paris partner of CF Hovey, a late 19th Century department store chain, with offices in NYC and Boston as well. Napoleon III and Eugenie were the monarchs. History tells us that Napoleon and Eugenie went into exile in London, with his route being indirect, but does history know exactly how Eugenie and her Lady in Waiting escaped? I do, it's written on page 17. Would really be honored with your advice on how I can tell my Great grandmother's amazing story, with pictures and letters.
I was very interested in the fact that Catherine and her husband and children went into exile. I have wondered in other Reading the Past vlogs why men in danger during these and past times haven't done the same. Also, glad when you convert the money to modern day amounts. Especially interesting is not all the pound amount but in terms of other goods and services. However, I continue to be disappointed in UTubes inability to get closed captioning correct. I noticed several times that when Dr Kat said King Henry the VIII it was translated to King Henry the VII. They also used dour instead of dower.
This woman is many times great grandmother of the great Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. They discovered this in his episode of Who Do You Think You Are last week.
Her fair well speech gave me goosebumps. I don't believe Anne did mess about behind Henry's back, she was in my opinion to astute to think she could get away with anything like that
She did, although reportedly she wasn’t very happy about it. Most historians agree that Mary Seymour didn’t survive much past her early childhood. There is certainly no reference of her going into exile with Katherine during Mary I’s reign.
I have read that Catherine Parr's daughter Mary became a ward of Katherine Brandon (Williowby). Is there any truth to this? Thanks again for a very interesting video.
It is true that Katherine took in little Mary Seymour after the deaths of her parents. It should be said though that Katherine seems to have been a reluctant guardian as she already had twelve other orphans to take care of at her home at Grimsthorpe. Futhermore, although the Act of Attainder against Thomas Seymour had rendered his daughter penniless, her position as Queen Katherine's child meant she came with an army of servants who needed to be paid and she would also need status items which were expensive. Katherine was soon complaining to the Privy Council of the debt she was in and demanded that they provide her with a suitable income to take care of Mary, rather unkindly calling her 'a sickness burdened on me'. The Council did eventually after much complaining provide some money for Mary, but the child most likely died before her second birthday.
It's surprising to hear about a woman living in the 16th century who: survived the reign of Henry VIII, had enough money and power to speak her own mind, could fund the people she approved of, was never imprisoned in the Tower of London, and wasn't beheaded. 😊
Or taken as a wife/concubine…
She didn't hit any of the bingo boxes!
She was the exception that proved the rule, you could say.
Refreshing!
A true anomaly! She and Bess of Hardwick were two such self-sufficient women.
Really appreciated learning about Katherine, and also the story of her mother Maria's determination to be by Catherine of Aragon's side at her death. Would love to hear more about Maria if there is more, she sounds great.
Me too. I'm happy to know that Catherine had atleast one good friend in her life.
I agree
She risked a lot, for no more return than acting as a decent human.
I just love the irony that when there was a plot against Catherine Parr, it was at least in part because Henry had tired of her and was interested in Catherine Willoughby…as if Catherine Willoughby didn’t have the same, if not more, “heretical”views!
I was also intrigued to learn about how she developed reformist views, especially since it was something I puzzled over, how a daughter of someone so loyal to Catherine of Aragon ended up having to flee into exile in Mary’s reign because of difference of religion.
Excellent points! It seems like the courtiers could hardly have a sense of safety, at least for any length of time. This woman went through some horrible things and losing her sons is something I can’t imagine being able to live through. I’m the Mum of one child, a son, who makes me very proud! How draining it must have been to have to dance around the religious and political views that so easily erupt into a negative environment!
I loved this video Dr. Kat. I always look forward to watching your videos when I get home from work on Friday. As for a request I would love to put forth a video covering the life of Eustace Chapuys. He is always showing up in other people's stories and I would love to hear his in full!
I agree!
👏👌👍🍀💕
Oh, wow! I have been wanting a video on him as well! He seems to come up quite a bit and in other channels covering the same court! Seeing a video that focuses on him specifically would be fascinating! Thanks so much for requesting it. Kind regards.
Completely agree! Ambassadors lettered reveal so much. Lives of the Ambassadors could be a series all by itself!
Yes, yes, Dr Kat @Reading the Past, would you kindly find time to cover Eustace Chapuys. Thank you! Best x
Fascinating as always - we love you Dr Cat !!
That was a fascinating story, thank you so much. I am constantly astounded by the stamina and determination of these historical figures - she crowded so much into her life. Especially courageous to pick herself back up after the death of her sons. And thank you too for the immense detail in your notes so we can follow up anything of particular interest.
Love hearing about these women who were able to exercise some sort of power.
Lol...When Dr Kat named Charles Brandon, I startled the dog by yelping "Oh, *him* "!!
Another brilliant video that has introduced me to someone new. I feel badly for women of that time but she seems to have been a strong and influential person in her time. Now I will need to find further reading about Katherine Willoughby. Thank you.
Excellent vid as always. This algorithm should promote you more
There were a good number of women during HenryVIIIs reignand thru Elizabeth 1 that were actually powerful and wealthy in their own right, in more ways than is commonly thought. Interesting vid.
i was soooooo excited for this video when i saw it on my timeline as a premiere. I am endlessly fascinated by Katherine Willoughby and her story. This was fantastic ty!
It would interesting to see how Charles Brandon rates on the 'git scale' in History after Dark
Pretty darn high imo.
What a fascinating story. I look forward to reading up on Katherine Willoughby and finding out more - she seems a very interesting historical figure.
Just re-watched an old documentary about Jane Boleyn (Lady Rochford) in which you are prominently featured! Great job Dr. Kat! And now you have your own series and are YT famous! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
A video about Richard Rich would be interesting.
My grandmother was a Willoughby and I’ve traced my ancestors back to one of the Barons. A William Willoughby was a second son of a second son and came to America as indentured, the family started out here poor, poor, poor, and variously did well, and not so well. In modern times they did OK. I find the ties to King Henry VIII’s court to be interesting and kind of amusing. I visited England in 2013 and was lucky enough to tour Wollaton Hall, the family seat in Nottingham, and Bore Place, the other Manor in the south of England. It was a thrill to see both places. Loved your video!
Great content! Would love a video on how all these letters survived the centuries. I wonder who decided to keep them? I don't normally keep letters so it's interesting
I'm looking forward to this😊
I enjoy listening to these videos while I clean house on Friday! It makes cleaning not so much of a chore.
your videos have taught me so much and introduced me to so many interesting historical figures. thanks for another wonderful video dr. kat
Love hearing about this Lady...I would like to see a historical movie about her life
0:50 That portrait looks like a young Dame Maggie Smith. I love her so she'll be playing the part in my head lol
What a fascinating century!
So pleased that Catherine of Aragon had support at the end of her sad life.
Snother strong lady. A survivor
You are superb! I didn’t know all that! Thank you!
Please take a bow Dr. Kat. Wonderful video.
18:05. Oh my gosh. That poor woman.
What an incredible woman! 14 and married to a 50 year old. Yikes! What a life she led. I feel so sorry for her that her boys died.
As always, an excellent presentation. As a form of good timing only this morning I recommended your channel to someone who is as fascinated with history as I I told him I was sure he would enjoy it greatly as I
Can't wait!
I enjoyed this especially because I have been exploring my German inheritance. My 6th great grandmother came from Prussia to New York colony and took my greatest grandfather as her 3rd husband. Their son went on to produce my family line. This was in Caroline's time. I have been studying this period in history.
Thank you for a fascinating video on one of my favourite Elizabethans. I read somewhere that Catherine Willoughby named a dog "Gardiner" so that she could give him orders in the presence of Bishop Gardener -- a sly joke!
Excellent as always Dr Kat. Thank you 🙏🏽 ❤
Thank you so much for you excellent and instructional videos!
Love your videos
I'm so glad to be among your subscribed and would be a contributor but for financial inability (pensioner in penury) concerns. TH-cam is great and I consider your channel among the top for my part at least. I've done a pretty exhausting genealogy and it's really fun to learn about the time in which they lived. I'm yet another descendant of Mary Boleyn Carey (my middle name is Carey) and it makes history a much more interesting journey to be able to point and say, "I'm related to her/him!". This one is so typical of its era and especially Brandon.
This needs to be a movie!
Peregrine is indeed fabulously named
I always look forward to your videos on a Friday Dr Kat .Thank you
WOW! I mean WOW! This is a lady I really would have liked to have known & talked to. While she went against her mother's faith, I have to think her mother would have been proud of her for "sticking to her guns". I also have to say I am a HUGE fan of Philippa G. & her FICTIONAL novels about all of this. I consider them great reads & well written, but fiction. However, they have led me to learn the true history. I have literally listened to these audio books probably a hundred times. If not for that I would NEVER have kept straight Brandon & Katherine and all of that. I don't know how you do it. This was great!
Made it to a premiere!
I’d love history and I I know this sounds silly but I love the way you speak and tell the stories I hope you keep doing it and I love the contents that you give us. I hope you have a lovely day. Thank you again.😊
I admire the iron will of women who manage to stamp their mark on history in spite of being considered the property of men, who thought women were of feebler intelligence and erratic sensibilities.
❤great presentation 😊
Wonderful!
I can see the veering into Puritanism as a wholesale reaction to the Catholic Church’s stranglehold on access.
I just finished Jeff Guinn’s book on Waco and see the remnants of it in American religiosity.
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of emnity the religion of 'Love thy neighbour' always seems to engender. Why on earth should anyone's private sentiments about which flavour of fairy tale they espouse,be of any business of anyone else? But another great video Dr Kat,informative,interesting and above all, understandable. Looking forward to next week's goodies❤❤
That's amazing the family is still thriving
Fascinating, Thank You for this video! It's time for me to leave for work now, so I'll watch the rest later!
I was aware of her earlier life and that she was married to Charles Brandon.
Convoluted, fascinating and informative. TY! 🤗 Had to listen twice to process! What a life.
Thank you Dr Kat!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE yr vids. I watched this vid 3 times and about the 4th.
Thank you for all the work you do to provide these very interesting and informative videos!😊
Thank you, Dr. Kat!
It always makes me happy to know that Katherine of Aragon had someone to be with her as she died.
Hi Dr Kat, I’m blown away that she has living relatives today. I find it absolutely fascinating. A most interesting, and clever, woman. Perhaps one would expect no less from Maria De Salina’s daughter. 🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺
Great video! I always enjoy these little deep-dives into one figure. In this case, someone I'd heard of, but never really got a good overview of their life.
Interesting. ❤ Thank you for sharing.
Wonderfully presented...as always. Thank you.
Another excellent contribution, thank you.
I would very much appreciate a presentation on Bishop Stephen Gardiner of Winchester.
Long time subscriber. Thank you for another fascinating video.
I love your channel and always look forward to your videos! I also enjoy History After Dark you ladies are a hoot!
Thank you for the info. I didn't know much about her. I guess I will be doing some more research.
🎉😮wow I now know what the title the other Boleyn girl, means, lol 😆 I had hadn’t even thought of Mary s family legacy. And she and glad to hear it
Really loved this woman's history. Cheers!
Interesting!
Thoroughly enjoyable content, as always!
Fascinating as always!
Brilliant my friend!
Always great.
Very good video, thanks
Another great episode!😃
Made it just in time 🙂
I really enjoy your videos…thanks!
You’re always so interesting, I very much enjoyed it! 🙏🏼✨
I’ve always been curious what your thoughts are on all of the remakes of king Henry the eighth story and how they always portrayed him as or really all of the characters as being super hot and good-looking lol I feel like it adds to the romanticism, and yet Melody stories are really very romantic. so I’m just curious what you think? Also, do you have a video about Elisabeth of Austria? I was watching a documentary about Vienna last night, and he mentioned her in passing, and I thought it would be interesting to hear video about her.
A Venetian ambassador rhapsodized about how attractive Henry VIII was *when the king was young.* We all think of Henry as the Charles Laughton stereotype: obese, balding, ugly, etc. But young Henry was over 6 feet tall with fair skin, red hair, and the physique of an athlete. He was trained in sports as well as letters and was universally acclaimed as gracious, courteous & kind when he ascended the throne. We all tend to forget what this young Henry was like.
Henry was 18 when he became king . He was tall , handsome and very athletic...I think if you had given young Henry a glimpse of his future self he would have been horrified .
I really enjoyed this video ❤ I’ve learnt a great deal from watching your videos. You make history fascinating
Very good video 😊😊🇬🇧🇺🇲👍
such an amazing story!
Loved this video so much
I really enjoy your channel. I’ve learned a lot. Thank you.
I'm very surprised that, given her ancestry, she converted from RC! 😮
love your videos!
Love your channel ❤️
I can't find one, have you done a video detailing Maria de Salinas
Yes please
Love this and every episode. But I missed the year Maria was born. Can you help please.
Maria de Salinas is thought to have been born in around 1490
I am new to you. I think the algorithms sent me. I am in possession of my Great grandmother's scrapbook/journals in 2 volumes. I finally, at 57 years old, started reading the first one, Early Days in Europe. Her father was the Paris partner of CF Hovey, a late 19th Century department store chain, with offices in NYC and Boston as well. Napoleon III and Eugenie were the monarchs. History tells us that Napoleon and Eugenie went into exile in London, with his route being indirect, but does history know exactly how Eugenie and her Lady in Waiting escaped? I do, it's written on page 17. Would really be honored with your advice on how I can tell my Great grandmother's amazing story, with pictures and letters.
I was very interested in the fact that Catherine and her husband and children went into exile. I have wondered in other Reading the Past vlogs why men in danger during these and past times haven't done the same.
Also, glad when you convert the money to modern day amounts. Especially interesting is not all the pound amount but in terms of other goods and services.
However, I continue to be disappointed in UTubes inability to get closed captioning correct. I noticed several times that when Dr Kat said King Henry the VIII it was translated to King Henry the VII. They also used dour instead of dower.
Thanks!
Thank you!
This woman is many times great grandmother of the great Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. They discovered this in his episode of Who Do You Think You Are last week.
Would love if you had any book recommendations on Catherine!
This is interesting
Her fair well speech gave me goosebumps. I don't believe Anne did mess about behind Henry's back, she was in my opinion to astute to think she could get away with anything like that
Thank you, Dr. Kat! It always amazes me, but I'm not sure why at this point, :-) the very creepy "Lion in Winter" vibe Brandon gives off. Yuck!
Silly of me perhaps, but Dr. Kat I miss your Tudor duckies and your red and green dragons!
Wasn't Hugh Lattimer one of the "Three Blind Mice" who met a sorry end in Oxford?
Didn’t she receive custody of Catherine Parr’s daughter? I’ve always wondered exactly what happened to the little girl.
She did, although reportedly she wasn’t very happy about it. Most historians agree that Mary Seymour didn’t survive much past her early childhood. There is certainly no reference of her going into exile with Katherine during Mary I’s reign.
@@ReadingthePast I have heard the child was possibly neglected.
Hi y’all,
Hi dr Kat I heard Anne Boleyn had a aunt Alice Clere would you be able to tell us about her
I have read that Catherine Parr's daughter Mary became a ward of Katherine Brandon (Williowby). Is there any truth to this? Thanks again for a very interesting video.
Yes it's true. It seems this daughter died very young as she disappeared from the historical record.
It is true that Katherine took in little Mary Seymour after the deaths of her parents. It should be said though that Katherine seems to have been a reluctant guardian as she already had twelve other orphans to take care of at her home at Grimsthorpe. Futhermore, although the Act of Attainder against Thomas Seymour had rendered his daughter penniless, her position as Queen Katherine's child meant she came with an army of servants who needed to be paid and she would also need status items which were expensive.
Katherine was soon complaining to the Privy Council of the debt she was in and demanded that they provide her with a suitable income to take care of Mary, rather unkindly calling her 'a sickness burdened on me'. The Council did eventually after much complaining provide some money for Mary, but the child most likely died before her second birthday.
Gad. Losing those 2 boys in the same day, especially at their ages when it was much less likely, must've been dreadful.
What is the sweatting sickness? Influensa/ the flu?