Katherine Parr Loved a Good Book
Katherine Parr was an intellect. She loved to read and was close to Princess Elizabeth due to their shared intellectual curiosity. When Elizabeth was 11, she gifted Katherine’s own Prayers or Meditations translated into French, Italian, and Latin. But Katherine’s love for reading tread in dangerous territory. She read banned Protestant books on religious reform.
Katherine was playing with fire, literally. She held study sessions among her ladies to discuss scriptures and owned several Protestant-based books banned in England. This was a time when even having the books in your possession could result in one less head or a very crispy tan.
