Cache is part of the Kings and Queens series - learn the history of our British roots. This set is in honour of Henry VIII and his 6 wives
Located along a trail on Mission Bay, plenty of parking along the roads. Nice to do the path on a bike or walk.
Cache is a small tupperware container. Room for small log and items. BYOP.
KING HENRY VIII - Wife #5 Kathyrn Howard - Married 1540 - Executed 1542
Sixteen days after he was free of Anne, Henry took his fifth wife, Kathryn Howard, on July 28, 1540. Henry was 49 and he bride was no older than 19.
For all that can be said against this match, Kathryn did manage to lift the King's spirits. Henry had gained a lot of weight and was dealing with the ulcerated leg that was to pain him until his death. The vivacious young girl brought back some of Henry's zest for life. The King lavished gifts on his young wife and called her his 'rose without a thorn' and the 'very jewel of womanhood'.
Henry sent for commissions and paintings of the women as a must-have in his selection to ensure he had a handsome wife. Anne of Cleves was selected.
Rumors of her infidelity began within 1 year and evidence was gathered until she was charged.
Kathyrn was executed on the Tower Green in 1542 and laid to rest near her cousin Anne Boleyn in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London