Katherine Parr Built a Nice Household
Before Henry VIII passed, he named Katherine as custodian to 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth. Elizabeth moved in with Katherine and her new husband, Thomas Seymour, Jane Seymour’s brother. Katherine’s quick marriage after Henry’s death was a scandal and resulted in her having a more distant place in the new King Edward’s life.
But she made a home with Seymour and Elizabeth. The couple also took in Lady Jane Grey, who would become notorious in her own right. When Katherine became pregnant in late 1547 or early 1548, the household was full and happy. But the idyllic marriage was thrown for a loop when Seymour began getting creepy with Princess Elizabeth.
