![]() ![]() It is transcribed here as originally written, and the grammatical mistakes are Catherine’s own. This letter taxed her greatly, as she points out in the closing lines. The affection she felt for Thomas Culpeper led to a legend surrounding Catherine’s last words – ‘I die a Queen, but would rather die the wife of Culpeper.’ This final declaration of love did not occur its invention was an attempt to give Catherine’s pathetic and tragic story some mark of distinction.Ĭatherine Howard was not as well educated as Henry’s other wives, though her mere ability to read and write was impressive enough for the time. After all, the queen did write ‘it makes my heart die to think what fortune I have that I cannot be always in your company.’ ![]() However, the letter clearly supports Culpeper’s version of events. Miniature portrait of Queen Catherine HowardĬatherine, for her part, argued otherwise she told her interrogators that Culpeper ceaselessly begged for a meeting and she was too fearful to refuse. ![]()
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