Henry VIII's Fifth Wife: Katheryn Howard with Gareth Russell
As the fifth wife of Henry VIII, Katheryn Howard’s story is always told in one of two ways, either she was sexually promiscuous and uneducated, or that she was naive and tragic. On the episode today my guest will show us who the real Katheryn Howard was.I’m Rebecca Larson, host of the Tudors Dynasty Podcast and owner of TudorsDynasty.com. Telling the stories of those who lived centuries before us is what I enjoy doing most. Whether it be a show on one subject or an interview with an author/historian, I’ll bring you the tales of 16th century England.Today, my guest is author and historian, Gareth Russell. Gareth has written several books including Young and Damned and Fair - The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII, as well as his new release, a topic that also interests many of us - The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era. We will talk about both - but be sure to stick around to the end to hear what he answers to fun questions are!
Find Gareth Online:
Facebook: @garethrussellhistorian
Intagram: _garethrussell
Twitter: @garethrussell1
Young and Damned and Fair on Amazon
The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era
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Written by: Rebecca Larson
Voiced by: Rebecca Larson & Gareth Russell
Produced by: Rebecca Larson
Imaging by: Troy Larson
Music Credits: Music from filmmusic.io”Folk Round” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
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I think Gareth Russell is becoming my favourite Tudor historian! His passion and empathy are extraordinary tools, in crafting together these fascinating historical figures stories!
This was an excellent interview. I wish it were longer. So interesting.
I love how Mr. Russell brings such humanity to Catherine.
I love Gareth! He first did a show on YT about Anne Boleyn and was so modest, he said he was just doing this because of the quarantine. Had a suspicion (the way he talked) that he had to have degrees or written a thesis at least on the Tudor wives! Gareth talks about Anne like he’s just talking about her to you personally. Very self-deprecating about how well educated he is! Now I find out that Gareth is a Scholar!! He even answers you personally (his channel is so new still). So GREAT to know that He Is truly educated in the Tudor period! The way he puts his “lecture” it’s like he’s just giving his personal feelings but who knew he’s a Scholar. Congrats to getting him on your show! He definitely is wonderful. Please sub to his YT channel! It’s new but EXCELLENT! Thanks for getting Garett’s channel out there. The first YT CHANNEL out there that KNOWS HIS STUFF and doesn’t give ALL his scholarly knowledge!!!! Thank you! 👍🏽
@bgoodnow
2 жыл бұрын
💯 agreed! I just discovered him, and his research and understanding is refreshing! I also really like Kat, she’s on YT as well, but I can’t remember her last name!😅 I’ll have to look it up, but her talk on Ann of Cleves was fascinating! Edit: She’s Dr. Kat, and the channel is “Reading the Past”.
@tonistark4169
2 жыл бұрын
@@bgoodnow I love Dr Kat’s YT channel as well! Dr Kat and 2 other ladies do a Tudor- podcast after dark on Instagram live. It’s great as well. If you look up Kat Marchant, and sub on IG, it will alert you to their nightly podcast. It’s nights for me as I’m in the US. I think you’ll like it as well! 👍🏼👍🏼
@bgoodnow
2 жыл бұрын
@@tonistark4169 thank you, I’ll definitely check the podcast out!!🙂
@tonistark4169
2 жыл бұрын
@@bgoodnow you’re welcome! If you like history with an edge, you’ll love it. (It is an “after dark” show) ❤️
Thank you so much for spelling her name correctly in your description. "Katheryn" is the only spelling (that we know of) that she ever used for herself.
Really enjoyed this in March , 2021. Thanks 🙏 you 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you, Rebecca!
I wish this was just Gareth talking. Love from Australia 🇦🇺
@TudorsDynasty
3 жыл бұрын
Only slightly insulted by your comment. lol
I've read the book, which is excellent as is "Katherine Howard: A new History". I wish this could've been longer.
Loved this interview!
I was surprised how America-centric was the author's Titanic book, being that he is Irish/British. The Countess of Rothes and Thomas Andrews (the Titanic's chief engineer) feature well enough, but it seemed like the book was mostly filled with Americans - the actress whose name I can't recall, the teenaged son of a moneyed Philadelphia couple whose name I can't recall, Isidor Straus (the First Class passenger whose wife remained with him on the ship).
No video?
When I saw the Tudors show on Netflix.. Catherine is like my less favorite lol
@blueeyedscorpio7
2 жыл бұрын
I'm curious about his Titanic book!
@blueeyedscorpio7
2 жыл бұрын
And Ann was my 2nd lease favorite on there too! Lol
@bgoodnow
2 жыл бұрын
I was the exact opposite! I always loved Kathrine, even though “The Tudors” were wildly inaccurate, with many aspects of her early life! One thing that worked for me was the actresses performance! She didn’t play her as a hapless victim, but as a young woman, with agency and full of life, trying to traverse an impossible situation! I have similar feelings about Ann Boleyn!
@blueeyedscorpio7
2 жыл бұрын
@@bgoodnow She was a little better in Salem. Lol
@bgoodnow
2 жыл бұрын
@UCW0k1XMcpXO6jRTx9UBLppQ yes! I think she is very interesting! Her family history which the show botched was fascinating! I want to read Gareth Russell’s book, because he gets to the good stuff, that the fictional history we watch on TV can’t communicate!🤷♀️