The Life of Catherine Howard with Gareth Russell

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Video lecture presented by Gareth Russell.

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[chibuzorokonkwo]

It’s refreshing to hear someone talk highly of Catherine.

[JJMarie]

That final quote-wow! People forget how young Catherine was. Thanks for a good talk!

[madiantin]

Absolutely brilliant talk. The book was amazing too, one of the best I've read this year.

[AshleyLebedev]

Thanks for this video. Catherine has been so mispainted by history. Even Henry called her his rose without a thorn. She was innocent and it’s so wild that she could be beheaded for something the king himself did repeatedly, when she was just a child. So much love to her. I’m glad this last century history is beginning to put it right.

[ivyrose]

Wow! This talk was absolutely amazing! Gareth Russell is a great speaker and I’m sure an even better writer. I could listen to him for hours!

[tracyschofield]

A beautiful description of Catherine Howard. Thank you for posting this 🖤

[ardiffley-zipkin]

Thank you, Mr Russell, Very interesting talk showing a different perspective of Queen Catherine.

[rachel-nl]

I have just finished your book "Young Damned and Fair" and I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it. I was totally engrossed in the story of Henry VIII and Catherine Howard; but more particularly, I very much appreciated the historical detail based on your meticulous research. Thank you for brining this period of history so alive and for doing justice by all the protagonists including Henry.

[EsmereldaWeatherwax-fs]

One of the best books on Catherine I have read. Highly recommended

[venusian_neptunian]

Love Gareth and his dedications to Catherine!

[rycoli]

Y and D&F one of my favorite Tudor books. Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn failed to give Henry a son. Beauty and youth were Catherine Howard’s downfall. She could have had such a different life. Thank you for posting this! ! Love your accent!

[tbjorkfo]

Loved this ❤️ And that extract from Brideshead Revisited at the end was so exact and fitting, well done Gareth 👏

[jenrutherford]

Henry really was such an unspeakable monster.

[merylmel]

Very interesting. I recently watched a lecture by Dr Starkey giving an entirely different interpretation of her character and relationships.
Thank you for another kind of reading of the sources. It's what excites me about this period.

[alisonmcnamara]

I love Gareth Russell he is brilliant and sweet!

[sherapontaoe]

I appreciate your description of her early adolescence in being “pursued” & possibly abused by young men. Many girls & women in our own day understand that situation all too well. It is upsetting that some prominent historians compare her to a girl on a street corner!!

[ViolentViolet-ugxd]

I’m reading this now!!! It’s amazing 🙌🙌🙌

[sherioneill]

Excellent talk. I really enjoyed this.

[sartainja]

Superb honest presentation. Thank you for preparing, sharing, and posting your very interesting findings. Congratulations on the completion of your Masters.

[lorettabridges]

Wonderful, just got the book on my Kindle.