The Rise & Fall of Catherine Howard - With Facial Reconstructions | Royalty Now

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[@priscillam1137]

Can you do Elizabeth Woodville next?!

[@mousemd]

You make her look like a girl. Probably not a bad thing. What age was she when she was gone. IDK how accurate, but you did a good job

[@jonathanlittle7442]

Beheaded at 17 or 18

[@CharpyTheHedgehog]

I almost cried when I saw the 2nd portrait smile. That’s Catherine. I see her vibrancy, her liveliness, her joy and most tragically her youth. She was just a child. Heartbreaking.

[@dtrjr6157]

Same. What spirit she had. Easy to see how Henry was smitten with her. And how heartbroken he was when he discovered she had made him a cuckold.

[@kathyrhoden8723]

Poor young woman I think the 2nd portrait is her

[@acoe2012ac]

I agree the second portrait is closest. And I honestly felt the same. You can see how young she truly was and why men took advantage of her the way they did.

[@CrazyDragonGirl333]

❤A

[@melbabowen4389]

@@dtrjr6157, he knew better than marrying a child. Henry was a narcissist and cared nothing for others , only his desires mattered.

[@angelagreen3642]

This is heartbreaking. She was a child. Untrained, unsupervised and taken advantage of.

[@genxx2724]

How could her grandmother not raise her carefully?

[@ramencurry6672]

I wish she could somehow be alive again. But her memory might be wiped

[@tarakennedy707]

​@genxx2724 clearly you don't know very many people who were raised by their grandmother... plenty of them are mean, nasty women who resent having to raise their children's discarded children.

[@3rrlia661]

exactly. Poor kid.

[@joshuaowensjr8694]

Yeah, I know she won’t mindno

[@jacobrobson8920]

My personal favourite of the six wives. Very misunderstood. She didn’t deserve her fate, and history has been very unkind to her.

[@K-a-n-d-i-s]

Mine too, I always felt the most sorry for her. She was basically still a child. Still just a baby imo, horrific story when you really think about it. Poor girl.

[@sdl1ishappy]

Absolutely. History written by men cast her not as a victim but as a wrongdoer.

[@marciatargato8093]

😢😢very sad story. I don't think she deserves her fate it's. More the men around her fault Francis Derim is a really awful man he was very jealous he just wanted to stir the pot and determined to destroy her.

[@ExUSSailor]

Let's be honest, none of Henry's wives deserved their ultimate fates. Henry VIII was a monster.

[@marciatargato8093]

@ExUSSailor yes I agree with you completely. None of them deserved what happened to them 😕.

[@elizabethpaints]

Love this portrait you developed, to me it's absolutely Catherine! Poor girl had no training, no supervision, no appropriate role models, and no one to prepare her for the world. This Tudor Queen, in my mind, is the most tragic Queen. The moment Henry decided he had to have her, her fate was sealed. I think if she had given him a son, she would have lived.

[@zhuangyanzhuangyan3701]

Catherine of Aragon was the only one out off all six wives who was trained to be a ruling Queen. Both of her parents were monarchs in their own right. If you look through their family trees, you will realise that Catherine actually had a better claim to the english throne than her ex-husband. Many later queens such as Jane Seymour, supported Catherine of Aragon.

[@lindatimmons3675]

​@@zhuangyanzhuangyan3701... I admired Catherine of Aragon.

[@sashaGert88]

Absolutely, if she had given him a son she most definitely would’ve been alive. It’s no secret he was a tyrant to his wives and anyone who ended up with them saw their fate quicker than ideal. Anne was a prime example of this.

[@trishsiprell6996]

Unless she died in childbed, like poor Jane Seymour. It seems that after she gave him a son, Henry allowed those around her to be rather careless of her. But then, medicine was so primitive then; no fresh air, no cleanliness or sterilization. It's a wonder anyone lived at all.

[@andreaberryhill6654]

I thought Henry was impotent by this time.

[@jumaris28]

Poor Catherine grew up lacking affection so adults took advantage of her , being a trophy wife of an elder obese narcissistic king and ultimately paying a price for her young foulness and inexperienced. Thanks for your narrative , always delightful and enjoyable ❤😊 Greetings from Panama 🇵🇦

[@georgetteconstant9050]

I'm glad you pointed out that she was taken advantage of. The people who did this were her own family, the Howards. They made sure that when she went to court that she had fine clothing, and were overjoyed when it became apparent that she was catching the eye of the king.

[@desPrez188]

Waaah. She hid her affairs so she could be queen. She made her own bed.

[@eliseri16]

I wish she was born on later generations, like now. She deserved so much better.

[@abbymoore9215]

I have loved the tudors (and their consorts) since I was very young (I’m still only 15) and what I have learned is Catherine was most likely 16-22 years old. Knowing that someone around my age had the fate she did, is a humbling fact. People like Catherine are the reason I soak up every day, she didn’t have the luxury. I pray the Lord has mercy on her soul as she didn’t deserve anything that happened to her.

[@dulciemidwinter1925]

Bless you. You may be 15, but you have the compassion and wisdom of someone much older .

[@ioo15yearsago57]

The fact she was my age when she was married(17) and then beheaded at (18)

[@adelemoreau9354]

So interesting: what do you love about them? They didn’t set any interesting morals, rules art forms or grand innovation in the art of running a Kingdom or court style. Save for Catherine the 1st, who was living a life of fear, particularly of men, she couldn’t embody her who manhood and worked hard on creating an “institutional vision of her, not woman, not human: QUEEN so it would protect her for being looked at as a woman and desired. So so sad, austere, severe and full of power games

[@Nanno00]

I’ve always felt so sorry for her fate. My opinion is that the second portrait was Catherine. Regardless of which one, you did a great job with her story and with both recreations.

[@arielsea9087]

She got two men killed too.

[@hawkflower1]

I concur that the second portrait is that of Katherine Howard, the young unprepared fifth wife of Henry VIII. Such a sad story of foolish youth.

[@triciabolster8235]

They got themselves killed...exploitive, abusive idiots, both of them!

[@KairaSol]

​@arielsea9087 that really wasn't HER fault, honestly.

[@marysepradet6162]

yes I think also the 2nd one ... Catherine Howard's story made me cry rivers, and the actress in the Tudors, Tamzin Merchant, is so beautifull and moving !

[@cellgrrl]

Two weeks ago I realized while doing my genealogy Katherine's sister Margaret was my 14th great grandmother, making Katherine a distant cousin. I immediately ran to your channel looking for the video but there was none. Thank you for making this one, I know that you didn't have much to go on, but you do such beautiful work and tell such accurate history. I have learned so much from your channel.

[@mirofeya]

Do you or your relatives have any similar features to her?

[@cellgrrl]

@@mirofeya No, we might share one drop of blood, and besides no one really knows what she truly looked like.

[@thebrookealyson]

Another distant cousin! Hello!

[@cellgrrl]

@@thebrookealyson Greetings from over the ages, the Howards did well to spread their name, they were still in my family up to 4 generations ago.

[@thebrookealyson]

@@debra1109 My fiance says he can see it in me and my family but I just don’t know LOL!!

[@AliSakurai]

She and the other 5 women did not deserve what they got. At least we know that Henry had a miserable time in his final years. It may not be much but at least karma got him good.

[@paytonriley6981]

Karma absolutely got him in the end: The male heir that Henry was obsessed to produce died young at the age of 15, and the two daughters that Henry once cast out from the line of succession both became Queens of England, with Elizabeth’s reign being one of the most prosperous and successful reigns in English history. Even better, the reason Elizabeth never married was because she grew up watching the way Henry treated all of his wives, and vowed to never let it happen to her. Henry’s obsession for a male heir and horrible abuse of his wives likely became the very reason that the Tudor line ended entirely. TL;DR: Henry VIII is rotting in Hell.

[@schaferhundschmidt1798]

​@@debra1109He had a make heir-Edward VI. He just died young and sickly.

[@tessdurberville711]

​@@paytonriley6981You feminists are so ridiculously vindictive.

[@eyebrowlover75]

anne of cleves had an allowance of henry and some other things and some people say they remained friends after the divorce idk if thats true and henry loved jane seymour

[@arielsea9087]

Where’s the sympathy for the children. It’s more like relishing these people died. 🙄

[@Quinn856]

The fact that Katherine Howard just wanted love is heart breaking to me, yes she made mistakes but she clearly suffered a lot to find someone who might have actually felt compassion towards her. I hope Thomas culpeper actually loved her and she's safe in heaven.

[@MuhammadHassan-hj6mx]

She got a lot of love, don't you think? Francis Dereham, Thomas Culpeper, Henry VIII XD

[@Quinn856]

@@MuhammadHassan-hj6mx that's true but all of them (maybe except for Thomas) didn't have her best interest at heart.

[@shadow_hillsgrandma8224]

She thought s*x equaled love.

[@Quinn856]

@@shadow_hillsgrandma8224 yeaaaa💀

[@SassyyjuicyMaria]

@@MuhammadHassan-hj6mx So? That doesn't mean they didn't abuse & treat her horribly which she certainly didn't deserve at all

[@parula26]

It was almost heartbreaking to see that beautiful smile. Catherine Howard has always been my favourite of the six wives. And while it was wonderful to see her depicted in happier times, it was also very sad knowing her tragic fate. She did not deserve what happened to her. Thank you for making this video.

[@VictoriaOlive]

Thank you for helping give women like Katherine Howard and Anne Boleyn their faces back. The smiling illustrations make me so emotional every time.

[@VJAllison1974]

To me, she was a victim of circumstances, horrible ones at that. How could she know that Henry VIII would want her for a wife, long before she met him? She's the most tragic and heartbreaking of all of his wives in my opinion.

[@jessicalarsen7094]

Exactly or that why didn't she tell Henry of her past that way it wasn't a surprise. I mean Henry has a past did he think all women before him never had lovers?

[@Elevenbells]

Wow. I always get emotional at the face reveals of these women. This one was certainly up there as one of the most poignant. To see the smiling face of a badly treated young woman was immensely powerful. Thank you.

[@kathymcgrogan1315]

I prefer the second recreation as I imagine Catherine was coquettish and naïve and I think this portrait captures this. It is easy to see why men would be drawn to young woman in desperate need of an adult's affection. She is a truly tragic figure.

[@arielsea9087]

Looks like she had a big nose.

[@streetzomb69]

@@arielsea9087… your point?

[@AnnaLee33]

You told the story so well, I almost burst into tears, hearing how it all ended.... and you gave the unhappy Queen a very respectful "face", and a beautiful smile.

[@animeyahallo3887]

the face reveals at the end never fail to make me smile. there's something magical in seeing what some historical figures look like in great detail. its like every time I read about these historical figures i would imagine how they look like doing the things that made them notable in human history, and by watching the face reveals allowed me to know them better. it just leaves an effect on me that i find hard to describe

[@innocentnemesis3519]

I have such a special place in my heart for Catherine Howard. 💔

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Me too :) she was born at the wrong time.

[@robertplanken-og9fi]

Sad as it is with most royals The second captured her as she would be. Great channel fun and interesting.

[@allegrarosa4371]

The smile on her face. Made me tear up. Katherine was beautiful and deserved a better life and to be loved. I’m so happy her name will one day be heard again as Queen Katherine due to our current Princess of Wales. ❤

[@loveinseattle]

I just love your videos. The calming voice, the telling of history, and of course the beautiful reconstruction. Such a treat!! ❤

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Thank you so much! That’s so nice :) hope you enjoyed the Catherine re-creations

[@lauracaponegro6811]

Yes; thank you!

[@ByronJames7]

As a history geek all my life, your channel truly gives me life!! I've been subbed for a while now, and every time you guys release a video, I wait to get home and grab pop-corn like I'm watching the newest Marvel film. Love all the work you guys put in and am honored to continue to support this channel!!

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Aw that is so kind!! Thank you so much for your support!!

[@ruthmenchaca6688]

I loved the second portrait. She looks just as I imagined her. She didn’t deserve her fate. Imagine being married to a tyrant. I believe she just wanted to be loved by someone who truly loved her.

[@helene4397]

Girl with her status in those times did not marry for love, love matches were considered unwise.

[@baymax6840]

I’m so happy you finally did Katheryn Howard! She is personally my favourite wife of Henry VIII. I do think you gave us a bonus recreation of Anna von Kleve as I believe the Royal Trust Miniature is Anna. It shares many of Anna’s strong yet gentle features such as her heavily hooded doe eyes, prominent nose, and lovely smile. The miniature has a four diamond card print on the back as well, and it would have been made around 1540, and Anna could have owned the same necklace while she was queen of England. The second reconstruction you did of the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrait is much more likely Katheryn. The sitter of the right age, and Katheryn was the only woman of high enough rank to wear of a gown like that was the age of the sitter during that time. Margaret Douglas and Mary Tudor were too old, and Elizabeth Tudor was too young. I would say the second leading portrait you recreated is the most likely to be Katheryn. I do agree with you the Toledo portrait is more likely a member of Cromwell family. I would say most likely Elizabeth Seymour around 1537 during the Cromwell family’s height in power. I loved this video, and I love all your reconstructions. I love your videos and talks about history. Your videos are always so well researched and amazing. You did a great job!

[@innocentnemesis3519]

I agree, I think the miniature is a portrait of Anne of Cleves trying to present herself as more Anglicanised. Her other portraits show us her German fashions, but those weren’t fitting for a Queen of England and she had to change her image.

[@baymax6840]

@@innocentnemesis3519 I absolutely agree. I do think seeing Anna dressed in French fashion, which reportedly looked very becoming on her, would have made her look more attractive to Henry and appealing to the English. The woman is also dressed in what appears to be winter clothing, so it would make sense to be a wedding portrait or to have been done a little before the wedding as Anna and Henry married in early January

[@Nanjo_Honoka-san]

Catherine fits the phrase of “at the wrong place, at the wrong time”.

[@nikkilanger9556]

The smile breaking across her face. I smiled back - then remembered this vulnerable child's fate. 😢

[@lucifernebulae]

I have always loved history, but with your stories and recreations I love it twice as much. You tell stories from different perspective that we usually hear, and bring those people back to life. I almost always feel like I could drop a tear or two as the stories are so engaging and so close to what we go through our own lifes in current times.

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

❤️❤️❤️ thank you

[@gemmathiel8228]

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[@happyinscarolina]

Hi Becca, Thank you again for another stunning recreation. Your mini biographies are big on substance. You and Andrea do a wonderful job at humanizing these historically significant individuals. You bring your subjects to life in such a beautiful way. Thank you for sharing your time and talents with us. 🙏🏽😊🙏♥️

[@ladymeghenderson9337]

Poor little Catherine, a child more sinned against than sinning

[@tessdurberville711]

🎻🥱.

[@kathygoulden2925]

Interesting turn of phrase. It fits

[@1971_happylifedog]

You did an amazing job. My grandmother descended from the Howard line. The way she smiles and the lip and jawline is a strong trait that has come down through my moms line! Amazing work!

[@aaliyahsimon4094]

I always feel so sorry for Catherine Howard. In today’s society, she would be look at no more than a child. Breaks my heart 💔

[@yourfunsister]

I love when you make them smile, it really brings out the humanity in their face

[@Anita-rq9ev]

You did an amazing job 🙏. I feel very sorry for Catherine. She was naive and didn't realize how dangerous the court and Henry were. Hard to believe that the things she experienced prior to Henry were treason. I also feel sorry for Culpeper and Dereham. Thank god times have changed. Thank you 😊

[@susanc4622]

She was worse than naive; she knew what happened to her cousin, Anne Boleyn - with far less cause. However, I feel sorry for her because she was young and giddy and her husband was old and busy. He was a king, after all. Also, her childhood had been one of promiscuity almost encouraged by the environment that she was in. As this documentary says, she had no way of knowing there would be consequences in the future. I can't understand why Henry was so naive not to have realized that she wasn't the innocent "English rose" that he thought she was. I mean, in that period, there were pretty obvious indicators as to whether or not a girl was a virgin when she married.

[@Anita-rq9ev]

@@susanc4622 I think she was naive, because she knew what had happened to Anne Boleyn, but thought Henry loves her too much to harm her. Unfortunately she underestimated this and her fate was sealed 😔

[@susanc4622]

@@Anita-rq9ev It was definitely a dangerous situation for this young woman (obviously) and she was undoubtedly out of her depth.

[@Anita-rq9ev]

@@susanc4622 I agree 👍

[@innocentnemesis3519]

She was essentially manipulated by older men who idolized her beauty and youth, only to turn nasty once they had her in their grips. 💔

[@forgotmyun]

She really was just a girl. These reconstructions truly drive that fact home. Especially the second one, when she smiles. She was a young girl, meant to be playing with dolls and dance.

[@jdwrink]

If you haven’t already, buy Gareth Russell’s book “Young and Damned and Fair”. It is a carefully researched book about Queen Catherine Howard’s household. Far from being dry and academic, Russell’s writing is accessible and engaging. He really draws you in to the world of Tudor England. I have read it twice.

[@megbro10]

0:46 she mentions it here.

[@luciezak3671]

I have this book on my nightstand but have not started it yet but am very much looking forward to reading it!

[@juliad368]

Thank you for the suggestion

[@elizabethkirby9463]

It's hard for me to imagine always being someone's property, marrying an elegant king, & then having that same man become your monster & have you killed.

[@enchantedpinewood]

I'm so happy that this channel exists, thank you again for this amazing video! The storytelling in your videos always makes me tear up; it is so powerful, warm, emotional, and of course, very enlightening. After this video, I felt for Catherine, as I also did so for Jane Grey, Marie Antoinette, Jane Austen, and all the other people you'd told the story of before. We often forget that people from the past were _people_ like us too- young, foolish, hopeful, excited, compassionate, stubborn... They seem like damaged murals on a wall until we read and hear about their stories. Anyways, sorry for rambling too much. I really, really appreciate your work. Thank you!

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Thank you so so much! That is our ultimate goal - to humanize these people so I’m so glad it comes through :) thank you for your kind comment!

[@elletoki]

This is just…wow. Such a tragic figure, that deserved none of the things that happened to her. And your recreations…WOW BECCA!!! Truly amazing. (Even though I personally do believe the miniature portrait of her is Anna of Cleves, the second recreation REALLY captures exactly what I imagine the young Queen looked like.) Keep doing what you’re doing ❤️

[@NoOne-wn9ju]

It's hard to have a sense of how young she was from the portraits, but the recreations do a great job at showing that.

[@robertsullivan4773]

This one broke my heart. If I was around court I could see myself befriending her and then defending her probably getting myself killed. To me she was the prettiest of all of the wives it's not even close and her personality would have drew me in like a Moth to her flame.

[@paytonriley6981]

Catherine Howard is my favorite of the six wives. The fact that she was around the same age as my little sister when this nightmare happened to her… it makes me sick. She was just a girl who didn’t deserve to be hurt and betrayed by such a monster like Henry VIII. I wish she could’ve had a happier ending like she deserved… RIP, Queen Catherine Howard.

[@tessdurberville711]

@paytonriley6981 She was not an innocent victim and he was not a monster.

[@arielsea9087]

Think about the real child victims of today. Hollywood has victimized many.

[@TinkerTaylor-zv1ml]

​@@tessdurberville711the world is not black and white, but Henry was absolutely a deeper shade of grey than most people.

[@eliseri16]

She just wanted love yet she was taken advantage of by men way older than her. I wish she had a happy ending like Anne of Cleves. Henry could've just made an annulment. But his ego that is big as him had to kill her. What a tragic life she lived.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Nice to see that we’re back to Tudor History and rolling our eyes as Henry VIII rolled heads.

[@Luanna801]

The third portrait looks the most like how we probably picture Katherine, but the evidence for the second one is just stronger, IMO. The fact that the necklace was the property of the Queen means it has to be one of Henry's wives (and the timeframe narrows it down even further). And the fact that it was in the possession of the Howard family makes far more sense if it was Katherine, a member of their family, rather than Anne of Cleves or Jane Seymour who the Howards would have no particular reason to commemorate in that way.

[@katelijnesommen]

I agree, it's the strongest contender.

[@rebeccallanes797]

She looks so young with the smile, I feel like many Tudor portraits due to the art style makes most of its subjects look to be somewhere in their 30-50s no matter how young (or old) they truly were

[@MandiM94]

I have so much compassion and empathy for Catherine; she seemed like a young girl/woman looking for affection in the wrong places. As you mentioned in the video, she probably never aspired to the great title she eventually obtained. Therefore, she did not truly understand the ramifications of her actions, especially in her adolescence. These men were typically older than her and should've known better and guided her in the "correct behavior" instead of taking advantage of her and her relatively unsupervised situation. Makes me so sad the way she was used and abused. I'm not absolving her, but giving her some grace as a young woman in such a confining time.

[@tessdurberville711]

Oh my goodness, you probably think that Diana Spencer was an innocent child "victim" too.

[@arielsea9087]

Don’t get why suddenly they’re children. 🤷🏻‍♀

[@sophiacousland3452]

⁠​⁠@@tessdurberville711Diana Spencer wasn’t a saint. We all know about her history. But she was a love-starved woman who was trying to find happiness after being trapped in a loveless marriage. I’m not going to make excuses for the choices she made, I’m just giving more context. Charles never loved Diana, even though she gave him two kids and tried her best to make their relationship work. His love and loyalty was always with Camilla, and he never let her go even when he got married. His affair with Camilla was a poorly kept secret and they had no problem with continuing on, even after Diana found out. Charles’s abhorrent treatment of Diana contributed to her developing Bulimia, and I can’t even imagine how devastated and humiliated she must have felt especially since the scandal couldn’t have been more public. She had to fight tooth and nail to finally get a divorce when it should have been obvious to the royal family that a marriage built on a broken foundation was never going to work.

[@JayietheRiverWarrior]

@@arielsea9087Because she literally was a child. She was probably younger than twenty when she died, she was 16-17 when she married the king, around 15 when she was with Dereham, and 13 when she was with Mannox. She was being sexually abused and groomed by grown men from as young as 13.

[@elvenkind6072]

I love the narrator, I'd love to hear history audio-books read by her voice.

[@bluphirre]

Poor girl. My heart always breaks when I read her story. 😢 Loved both interpretations.

[@riverrun88]

My favorite queen - just so young and thrown into the pit of Tudor count. I loved the second portrait you brought to life. Just a young girl who wanted love and instead got the attention of a monster that was King Henry.

[@noakai]

Watching your videos, I am struck by how important Hans Holbein was to history an artist. So many of these Tudor time videos show that without his work, we might have no examples at all of how these people looked, and the fact that his works were so stunning and lifelike makes them 10x more important on top of that already.

[@janem9408]

I love the subtle but realistic details; showing freckles on a person with reddish hair. You made her look approachable not a queen who was beyond the reach of us common folk😅

[@laurielovett8849]

I don't think she would have been very approachable,after all she was a Howard. Archbishop Cranmer felt sorry for her and suggested that she plead a much earlier relationship with Dereham, the King might forgive her,but she wouldn't,replied. "Me a Howard, to consider marrying Dereham?" What has always puzzled me is that her and Anne Boleyn's uncle, ThomasHoward Duke of Norfolk kept his head on his shoulders. When Henry was considering marrying Katherine,he said to Howard ," I hope she is not like her cousin " Howard replied " oh no she is a good Catholic girl nothing like her cousin the Bullen" It soon turned out that they were two of a kind.Luckily for him ,he didn't endorse any other nieces as Royal brides,Henrys " Rose without a thorn" was definitely unfaithful to him,sending for both her ex lovers shortly after her marriage,so I reckon for treason,she got what she deserved. Being Anne Boleyn's cousin she knew the score. She died by her own stupidity

[@awalden]

Okay... even the commercial was delightful! I loved that you and your mom were the "stars" and that your fans get a quick peek into your home. That was fun! --- The Catherine Howard story was also beautiful. The video of the English countryside home was a lovely addition that helped the viewers to connect with the story. You do a fantastic job of distilling the most interesting and highlighting relevant details and events into this short-format, and as always, the music choices and layered animation with "Ken Burns style" scrolling/panning made this a complete package. And, of course, the big reveal at the end is always a favorite moment of mine. --- Wishing you continued success with all of your endeavors! ~ Allen

[@nickimontie]

So many very young women, girls really, involved with Henry VIII. Another great recreation! I love the second one.

[@SusanCraig-Gilson]

I've read the newest books on Queen Catherine Howard and I know now she was not an adulteress. She was nothing more than a sexually abused child who grew into a woman. I hope to see, in general, any new books, articles, movies, etc. change their attitude towards the Queen.

[@glen7318]

she was an adulteress. She wasn't a child when she married H

[@cabbage-revolution]

@@glen7318so you think a 16/17 year old is an adult? That someone in the late 40s/ early 50s should be able to marry and fuck them?

[@makennaharris2965]

​@@glen7318 Not true at all. Most historians say she could have been 15 when she married Henry.

[@miidnxghts]

@@glen7318she was either 15 or 17, either way she was what we consider to be a minor. it does not matter how seventeen-year-olds were viewed at the time, she was a kid and abused

[@mrsnobby4999]

I love these videos, it’s always "I’ll just watch one more" then I’ve lost a few hours …. I never get anything done once I start watching these!

[@costumegirl103]

I too love these recreations!! I don't know why we are all so obsessed with knowing the true face of these historical figures, but we are!!! Myself included. I wish the royal family would allow 3D scans of the skull remains of some of these people, then we'd get an amazingly accurate facial reconstruction of them, like the mummy in Egypt they think might be Cleopatra, or Nefertiti! That french woman that does that with the skull markers, did an AMAZING job, so realistic. I thought I'd like the second one better, since I prefer that painting, but when you brought the first one to life, there was just something about her, an innocence. Plus her lips are much fuller in the second one, and i feel like Brits have smaller thinner lips, so i think number one has my vote. They are both super fun though, and either one you can see what Henry saw in her!!! Poor poor girl!!! How things have changed. Wouldn't we all love to have these ladies over for lunch, and let them know how much we all care, and respect them!! They in some ways, live forever!!!!!

[@tessdurberville711]

The nobility does not dine with fawning peasants.

[@voyaristika5673]

I don't recall Catherine being described as a beauty, but not plain either. Seems it was her spirited, fun nature and outgoing personality that made her popular and appealing. You've really captured her imo. Both portraits translated into what I always felt she was like. Really cute (but, oh so careless!) You make me feel like I knew her, and it makes her fate so much sadder. 😢 Love your work, Becca!

[@bellsandspices]

I love how stories are told on your channel, along with the background music that's so calming and/or sad.

[@jackierichardson7002]

Love the 2nd portrait of her. So sad what happened to her, she had no idea what trouble she was in for.

[@helpinyerdasellavon]

The most beautiful documentary and recreation on Catherine Howard I've ever seen. Impeccably researched and presented. Thank you🌹

[@michellelaviolette574]

I always think of her as just a child! I love thé 1st rendering best ❤

[@heathernikki5734]

This was so well told… I know her story but the way you told it had me feeling a sense of dread and wanting to tell her to STOP playing her dangerous games 😰 poor Catherine, she was just a naive girl with no role model. RIP 💕

[@1mollymc]

Loved this one - this poor young woman deserved much better.

[@kamburglerimnotarealmarine615]

I am a 50 year old Tudor history geek, love this!

[@susangavaghan]

Catherine was just a young girl and used as a political pawn by her family. She was manipulated into marrying a much older man and when she found she was unhappy she naturally turned to men her own age. Dereham made a huge mistake in turning up and threatening to reveal her past unless she gave him a position at court. He also dropped her in it when he named Culpepper as his successor in her affections. Also, Cranmer tried to find a way out for her during her interrogation, when he asked her if there had been a contract between her and Dereham. This would have been in effect an engagement and would have allowed them to sleep together. As such the marriage could have been declared invalid (this is how Henry got out of his marriage with Anne of Cleves. Unfortunately Catherine was too panic stricken to think clearly and to grasp what Cranmer was trying to do, so she said there was no pre-contract. The second portrait is how I imagine Catherine would have looked. It is fascinating to see her as a living, breathing person, not just as a portrait from centuries ago. It's a pity she did not marry Culpepper instead of Henry, and they could both have lived happily for the rest of their lives.

[@mynameismin3]

I love your channel. History is a passion of mine. The way you bring these historical figures to life in the modern day is wonderful! There is so much more I want to say, but I will keep it short... Thank you for sharing your work with the public. It's amazing, and a true public service.

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Thank you so much! That is so kind! We are so glad you’re enjoying the channel. Comments like this make my day ❤️

[@rosalindc9651]

Wonderful video and beautiful recreations. I definitely lean towards the second portrait perhaps being of Catherine. I’m fairly convinced by the recent evidence, that the first portrait is of Anne of Cleves in English dress.

[@garrett9178]

don’t forget that Lady Jane was also beheaded right after Catherine due to her involvement with the Catherine/Thomas meeting(s). i wish we knew more about Jane, she was very messy and had involvement in some of the biggest scandals of the Tudor era.

[@Min61449]

So sad, she was just an abused child. She should have been protected.

[@danielasarmiento30]

I could never match the descriptions of Katherine with either of the portraits, but it all made sensse when you gave them a smile. It's heartbreaking

[@christyb2912]

Great video - but you mentioned she was mostly free to find a match of her own, that wouldn't be the case, she would have no dowry, no means of living if she were to marry below her station like a music teacher. Even poor, coming from a great house, she would rely on her extended family to find a match for her.

[@shellaminabelle]

I love your videos: the combination of your take on history and your digital art skills, but honestly my favorite part of this video was how cute you and your mom are, cooking together in your ad!

[@I_am_Lauren]

IDK what your day job is but thank you for your hard work making these videos! I really enjoy watching them as I work in the museums field as an Archivist and LOVE history!

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Thank you so much!! We really appreciate that. What a cool job you have!!

[@celticfiddle7605]

The second Catherine looks like me when I was 20. Funny, I was alone and searching for love too. Fortunately for me I started reading the Bible and that put me on a different trajectory. R.I.P. Catherine.

[@MysteryScoop]

Beautiful video as always! Prefer the second recreation…

[@sharonmcandrew5046]

She was basically thrown into the lions den from her uncle Thomas howard into Henry’s sight,the poor girl didn’t stand a chance especially when her past caught up with her in the end . She was very naive and ignorant , the poor girl must’ve been very paranoid and anxious around Henry . the girl never stood a chance near her end she was brave right to the end . What a wonderful re creation

[@jeannecastellano7181]

I admire the way you research history and incorporate different (possible) portraits to meld together the facial features of the subjects. These are very good educated guesses. Please do recreations of the famous mistress of Charles VII of France's, Agnes Sorel and their three daughters, Charlotte, Marie, and Jeanne. Agnes' skeletal remains were discovered a few years ago and they attempted a facial reconstruction and she was very beautiful.

[@spookycat8556]

The small painting by Holbein is definitely her judging by the necklace she is wearing. It is also later seen in a painting of Catherine Parr so is clearly a queens necklace.

[@susanc4622]

Catherine Howard didn't step naturally into being Queen. In fact, Anna of Cleves was called back to court to teach her the role.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

This was so fascinating! I think the second facial recreation resonated more with what she may have looked like. At least to me it seemed that way. Loved,the history your provided as well. Thank you for an excellent video.

[@rc.czarii]

Catherine howard!! I'm so excited to hear her complete story! Wonderful video royalty now 👑 ✨️

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Thank you!

[@lauragagalutton593]

I got so emotional seeing the 2nd recreation, especially the smile. I just feel like that is Katherine Howard how she would have actually looked, or pretty damn close to that anyway. I feel that one is quite similar to Anne Boleyn's portrait too. I think maybe all of Henry's queens had the same necklace at one point or another, that could explain why it ended up with a Howard descendant. However; I believe Catherine Parr also wore that necklace at some point too, I'm sure it is featured in a portrait of her. Great work again. I love your channel.

[@chocolatecake9239]

THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH OMG 😭 I ALWAYS WANTED / WISHED YOU TO RE CREATE HER !!

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

oh yay! I really hope you enjoyed the re-creations!

[@chocolatecake9239]

@@RoyaltyNowStudiosyeah I truly did. Your re creations are so life like I must say! You can clearly see Katherine’s youthfulness here. Thanks for this. Keep it up y’all 👍

[@TheGarnetObsidian]

Both versions are gorgeously envisioned by your studio! I feel that the second portrait is likely to be Catherine Howard. I may be influenced by the movie "The Other Boleyn Girl," but the second portrait before your recreation - is giving the impression of a face similar to a very young Scarlett Johansson.

[@sammi.mack.]

It's the smiles that get me everytime! ❤

[@malabhargava]

I've read tons on the Tudors and of course watched everything there is. I've followed a bunch of bUgs and channels. But it's still wonderful hearing you feel this story. Your voice and story telling style are wonderful

[@isnilk]

I think I can see a little of Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I in the second recreation so that is my fav!

[@amyleibman9573]

The first portrait (with brilliant blue background has been recently thought to not be of Catherine Howard but of Anne of Cleves. The hooded eyes and facial structure is very similar to Holbeins portrait he painted before she left Cleves.

[@IzzyMoonbow648]

I find it ironic Henry wept over Katherine’s affairs considering he had 12 mistresses and even fathered an illegitimate child

[@walterbailey2950]

Different time: very different ideas about how people should behave depending on your gender and status

[@edp3202]

​@@walterbailey2950is it that much different now?

[@paulinemegson8519]

The fact is tho that the “irony” didn’t exist at that time. It was EXPECTED that the King would have mistresses, and children by them. This wasn’t being “unfaithful” by the lights of the time. It may well seem completely unfair to us today, but it was just the way things were. A Queen being discovered in adultery was a different matter tho. She was, by the very act, a traitor, because she betrayed the person of the King, and being a traitor has ALWAYS attracted the most severe of sanctions. Sadly Katherine didnt understand just how deadly courtly intrigues were and how far they could go.

[@edp3202]

@@paulinemegson8519 the point of marriage was for the wife to give the king political advantage and to bear children. Henry married Katherine because he was so unattracted to Anne of Cleves and was embarrassed so quickly married this teenager who was in over her head and paid for it. She was an unsophisticated young woman unprepared for the demands of the royal court and Henry's ego took over and he punished her and Culpeper to the extreme.

[@Aethuviel]

You can't cuck the king and expect to make it. It was high treason, and if he'd let her go out of mercy or love, he'd be the laughing stock of Europe, no other leader would ever respect him again, and England would be swiftly invaded. She died because of the system and situation she was in, Henry didn't have much of a choice here (Anne's situation was entirely different).

[@MicheleLaughlin]

I think the second one is really Katherine. She still looks like a teen. What a tragedy of a life. Henry VIII was a monster at this point in his life.

[@emelynayarit7847]

Please do a recreation of Queen Nefertari, the wife of Ramesses II, one of the most successful kings of Egypt at his times, she was said to be incredibly smart, she was highly educated and was able to both read and write hieroglyphs, a very rare skill at the time, she used these skills in her diplomatic work, corresponding with other prominent royals of the time, her lavishly decorated tomb, QV66, is one of the largest and most spectacular in the Valley of the Queens, ramesses also constructed a temple for her at Abu Simbel next to his colossal monument there, he was very in love with her mainly because of her beauty, she was said to be one of the most beautiful if not the most beautiful queens/queen of Egypt and the ironic thing is that there is no surviving depiction of her or at least an accurate one, that's why it would be so interesting to see a recreation of her, her name is said to meant "the most beautiful one". Nefertari held many titles, including: Great of Praises (wrt-hzwt), Sweet of Love (bnrt-mrwt), Lady of Grace (nbt-im3t), Great King's Wife (hmt-niswt-wrt), his beloved (hmt-niswt-wrt meryt.f), Lady of The Two Lands (nbt-t3wy), Lady of all Lands (hnwt-t3w-nbw), Wife of the Strong Bull (hmt-k3-nxt), Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt (hnwt-Shm’w-mhw) Ramesses II also named her 'The one for whom the sun shines'.

[@kateross2424]

Catherine Howard is my favorite of the six wives she has so much we don't know about her and she deserves to be more well known not just as the fifth wife of Henry the 8th but as her own person . She was so young and was taken advantage of by everyone around her because they could . Thank you for bringing her back to life at least in pictures I love how happy she looks.

[@TraciPeteyforlife]

Child abuse and grooming is a horrible thing. Lady Howard was highly abused. No education clearly on the times.

[@Aethuviel]

She was a grown woman, 18 year olds have the legal right today to marry and sleep with whoever consents in turn. She was older than this, thus not a child.

[@porcian4306]

Whenever I visit Hampton Court I feel like I can hear Catherine running down the halls screaming. Thank you for the portraits. I think it’s the last one . Except no one had teeth like that . 😊

[@andrewblanchette5083]

Anne Boleyn: Poor Catherine Howard she lies in the cold ground next to me, Poor child. But it’s not her fault either, but we were like two moths drawn to the flame…… and burned.

[@sammyflc]

Thank you for this beautiful recreation! And it was lovely to see your face! :)

[@ray.shoesmith]

So happy watching this channel grow over time! A million subs one day!

[@RoyaltyNowStudios]

Ah man we hope so!

[@ray.shoesmith]

@@RoyaltyNowStudios I said you deserved a million when you had 30 thousand!

[@alict59]

After hearing your subjects' stories, seeing your recreations is always a little emotional. They are stunning. Thank you.

[@superfilthy]

OMG YES! Thank you for this!!!

[@qre268Zrtb]

How wonderful would it be to have a Time Machine and go back to the time of Catherine. I would have loved just to glimpse and hear her conversations.

[@cynthiat6505]

The initial portrait in the video (the 2nd portrait) looks somewhat like Scarlett Johansson. I think the second portrait looks the more credible due to the young age and beauty. I absolutely love your channel!