4.5 stars
Catherine Howard had the distinction of being the fifth wife of Henry VIII, and the second to be beheaded. I have read much about the Tudor family but this is the first nonfiction tome concerning Catherine that I have come across. This was really well researched and the author did an incredibly good job at exploring prior information recorded as fact, that may not actually have been the whole truth. Russell's portrayal of Catherine is well nuanced and he creates a completely human young woman who made mistakes but is also not the promiscuous vixen that is often portrayed in literature. Sometimes, he includes supplementary information and side stories that might not have been needed and which drags down some of the sections. Overall, though, this definitely added to my Tudor knowledge and provided a very informed account of a little known but infamous woman. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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