Did Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard Ever Meet?

Thank you to channel member Sarah Fellows for the intriguing question that inspired today’s video! Sarah asked if there's any evidence that Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, and Catherine Howard, his fifth wife, ever met. They were, after all, cousins.

Discover the surprising connections between these two Tudor queens and unravel the mystery of whether they ever crossed paths. Their intertwined fates hold fascinating details that you won't want to miss. 🌹👑

Click to watch and find out!
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[chloe_speaks]

So sad that Anne's attempt to help her uncle ended up putting her cousin in an abusive situation. :(

[thehistory_student]

What a coincidence that the two Queens who lost their lives were so closely related 💔 The fact that Katherine Howard was so young makes her story particularly tragic.

[greybeardcanadian]

I like how you went into detail about where they were at various times, and pointed out the few instances in which it is possible they encountered each other.

[sarawakefield]

People seem to always forget Jane Seymour was also related to Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard.

[Shane-Flanagan]

Thank you Claire ❤️💜
Wishful thinking I know to believe that Anne and Catherine had ever met at some family occasion for example or that Catherine was a wide eyed spectator at Anne's Coronation procession.
To think, had Catherine been a little older, she could have obtained a place in Anne's household. I'm sure Anne would've kept an eye on her young cousin.
I wonder did Catherine ever think of Anne and her fate when married to Henry herself. Did she ever fear Henry knowing what he was capable of.

[kathrynhoward]

God bless you Queen Anne Boleyn and Queen Katheryn Howard x

[Courtneybenson]

I was also wondering if Elizabeth I ever met her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Boleyn.

[kiernan]

As always, thank you for the incredibly informative video. You are an excellent educator! 💜 I've recently been trying to answer a similar question about whether or not Elizabeth Tudor (QEI) and Lady Jane Grey resided at Sudeley Castle at the same time (since Jane was the ward of Seymour and Elizabeth was entrusted to the Dowager Queen Katherine immediately after Henry's death) and how much they might've interacted with each other in person during their lifetime if at all? Even though Jane was about 3 years younger, I wonder how close they were and how Jane's beheading affected her since she found herself under arrest in the Tower not too long after. 😟

[HonestyandTruth-redb]

So pleased that I have found this channel, thank you. Informative, interesting and well researched.

[-Reagan]

It really drives home how big the age difference between Henry and Catherine were when you hear that he was on the eve of his second marriage when she was being baptized. That was the year her sister Mary was married to William Carey, wasn’t it? Anne would’ve been how old? 15? About half the age of Henry? Wow smh poor girls. How ruthless do they have to be, even by the standards of the age to groom these little girls and set them out for a man’s sexual pleasure? I can’t imagine loving and nurturing a child only to be made to give her up to these retched scheming men.

[jillniemczynski]

Your memory for details amazes me. It really brings these people to life. Thank you so much Clare. 🫂💙👸👑🌹

[sarahfellows]

Thank you Claire for clearing this up for me it's a shame they didn't meet at least they are together now resting with elizabeth 1st love your videos and books I've just got half way through your book about george boleyn ❤

[jamiemohan]

I always thought they didnt meet. Anne had a lot of 1st cousins due to her mother many siblings. Katherine was way younger and raised away from Anne. Also even if they did meet id say it was in passing. Like a quick hello or short convo given Katherines age. But besides being her cousin i always thought of them as strangers to one another.

[ashleystroebel]

Thank you for a lovely video. Where did you get the figurines on your bookshelf?

[alancumming]

Many thanks for another enjoyable broadcast.

[blackghostart]

When i first saw the question my brain went "if they did, i wouldn't be surprised since they're family but i doubt it."

[annalisette]

I have some weird questions I have never seen addressed, not even in books. How did Tudor kings and queens arrange to have intimacy? The queen's first job was procreation. But at least in Henry VIII's court, the king and queen had separate privy chambers. The queen slept with her ladies in her chamber and the king with gentlemen of his privy chamber. Whose bed was used or was there a special room just for the king and queen at those special times? How did they disengage themselves from their retainers to get a private moment?

I cannot imagine say, Henry and Anne Boleyn, discussing the events of the day, cuddling and sleeping together every night. Henry seemed to have slept with Anne of Cleves -- good night and good morning Sweetheart -- but it was a new marriage and there was the need for consummation.

What in the world did the retainers do when the king and queen were intimate? Were plans made, times arranged, etc. for when the king and queen would be alone together?

If Henry had spent every night with his wives, he could not have used adultery as a weapon against Anne and Katherine. That much we know! 😻

[re_patel]

@2.58, is Sir William Hussy a long distance relation of Lady Susan Hussy, who is currently a Lady of the Queens Household?
Has this family been in the service of English Monarchs all this time?

[akaLaBrujaRoja]

Your mention of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard being buried in the chapel for the executed made me wonder, why didn’t Elizabeth have her mother moved and reburied in a more dignified location? I know the same question has been brought up about why Mary never moved Catherine of Aragon to somewhere more in line with her wishes, but I understand she only had a few years and her mom was still in a nice respectable place, unlike Anne, who had several “traitors” surrounding her. I get why she might not want to draw attention to the situation while her legitimacy as queen was still being threatened, but by the time she was old and unchallenged, why not quietly move her mom to a nice little country church somewhere peaceful? She just left her there to be piled on by more convicted “traitors.”

[bee]

reminds me of elizabeth and mary stuarts relationship. never considered this question - i always figured catherine was much younger