";s:4:"text";s:2442:" On this day in history, the 13th February 1542, Catherine Howard was executed at the Tower of London. The fifth wife of King Henry VIII who was executed in 1542 on charges of treason, Catherine (Katherine) Howard’s reputation has long been tied up with ideas of sexual promiscuity and naivety. Finally, on the evening of 12 February, Catherine Howard was told to ‘dispose of her soul and prepare for death’ (Baldwin-Smith, Pg. Catherine Howard Death. Catherine passed away on February 13, 1542 at the age of 19 in Tower of London, London, England. At this stage Catherine was unaware of when her execution would take place and so she no doubt spent sleepless nights awaiting this news. Catherine's cause of death was executed. Facts about Catherine (aka Katherine) Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, who married the Tudor king on 28 July 1540, just three weeks after his six-month marriage to Anne of Cleves was annulled, and was charged with treason and executed at the Tower of London on 13 February 1542. Finally, on the evening of 12 February, Catherine Howard was told to ‘dispose of her soul and prepare for death’ (Baldwin-Smith, Pg. In this lesson, read about Catherine's early life, marriage to Henry, and execution. Facts about Catherine (aka Katherine) Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, who married the Tudor king on 28 July 1540, just three weeks after his six-month marriage to Anne of Cleves was annulled, and was charged with treason and executed at the Tower of London on 13 February 1542. Received opinion – inspired by the guesswork of the French ambassador Charles de Marillac – has it that she was born in … 188) – … Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador, wrote of how Catherine prepared herself for her execution:- “On Sunday the 12th, towards evening, she was told to prepare for death… Queen for a mere 18 months, Catherine Howard was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. Conor Byrne reassesses the facts about Henry VIII’s young Tudor queen, exploring the truth of her relationship with courtier Thomas Culpeper and whether she was really guilty of adultery… At this stage Catherine was unaware of when her execution would take place and so she no doubt spent sleepless nights awaiting this news.