![]() ![]() Katherine Woodville was Elizabeth Woodville’s sister and sister-in-law to Edward IV. Summary: She outlived two husbands, survived three different kings, was immensely wealthy most of her life, and had some fairly notorious children. Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham (through her first husband, Henry Stafford), Duchess of Bedford and Countess of Pembroke (through her second husband Jasper Tudor) (c. So honestly, I’m not fussing over the exact spellings of each name, although I’ve endeavored to use the name that the person themselves used most often.ĭon’t forget to vote for your favorite Tudor Katherine at the end of the post!ġ1. Plenty of people spelled their own names in several different ways on different documents or just as the whim hit them. Quick Note: As I’ve noted before, spelling of names was not standardized in Tudor times at all. ![]() The ones ranked lower were really just less interesting to me than the ones at the top, or perhaps made decisions I consider a bit more careless or stupid. While a significant deciding factor of the “Thomases” ranking was a look at how terrible/good they were, I really can’t say that any of these Katherines/Catherines did any super terrible things. ![]() So if this post seems familiar to you, that’s why. I’ve scaled it back to just one, more organized post, just to simplify. I originally started off this post with two parts, with terrifically long entries on each Katherine. I had such a good time doing this, that I’ve decided to write another post ranking various Tudors, because their parents were all unimaginative and kept giving them the same names! Future posts on Henrys, Marys, Edwards, Margarets, and Richards may also emerge in time. Last year, I wrote a blog post on “ My Favorite Thomases,” giving a little overview of numerous Tudor Thomases and ranking them somewhat arbitrarily. (This title is an homage to the brilliant “An Abundance of Katherines” by John Green ! It’s not about the Tudors, but you should go read it anyway.) Historical Inspirations in Game of Thrones Shakespeare English History Plays Family Tree Henry VIII’s Jousting Accident Probably Didn’t Change his Personality Six the Musical Historical Costume References: Queens 1-3 Queens 4-6 (I have like 20 posts about Six) My Favorite Thomases: A Review of and Often Arbitrary Ranking of Tudor Thomases ![]()
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