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1 online resource (656 pages) |
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Preface; General Introduction; Correspondence; Part 1:Prologue to Queenship; Part 2: Katherine as Regent of England; Part 3: Queen Katherine and Her Correspondents; Part 4: The Dowager Queen and Her Correspondents; Part 5: Epilogue; Complete Works; Psalms or Prayers (1544); Introduction to Psalms or Prayers (1544); English translation of Psalmi seu Precationes; Prayers or Meditations (1545); Introduction to Prayers or Meditations (1545); The Kendal Autograph Fragment of Prayers or Meditations; The Printed Text of Prayers or Meditations; The Lamentation of a Sinner (1547) |
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Introduction to The Lamentation of a SinnerThe Lamentation of a Sinner; Personal Prayerbook (ca. 1544 to 1548); Introduction to Katherine Parr's Personal Prayerbook; The Autograph Text of the Personal Prayerbook; Modernized Text of the Personal Prayerbook; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Index |
| Summary |
To the extent that she is popularly known, Katherine Parr (1512-48) is the woman who survived King Henry VIII as his sixth and last wife. She merits far greater recognition, however, on several other fronts. Fluent in French, Italian, and Latin, Parr also began, out of necessity, to learn Spanish when she ascended to the throne in 1543. As Henry's wife and queen of England, she was a noted patron of the arts and music and took a personal interest in the education of her stepchildren, Princesses Mary and Elizabeth and Prince Edward. Above all, Parr commands interest for her literary labors: she |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548 -- Correspondence
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Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548 -- Religion
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Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548 |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Religion
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| Genre/Form |
Personal correspondence
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mueller, Janel, 1938-2022.
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| ISBN |
9780226647265 |
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0226647269 |
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1283362759 |
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9781283362757 |
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0226647242 |
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9780226647241 |
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