February 13th..On this day in History..Catherine was Beheaded

[Patrick IL.]

1542 - Catherine Howard was executed for adultery. She was the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII.

1741 - The American Magazine, the first magazine in the U.S., was published in Philadelphia, PA.

1935 - In Flemington, NJ, a jury found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of the kidnapping and death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh.

1965 - Sixteen-year-old Peggy Fleming won the ladies senior figure skating title at Lake Placid, NY.

2000 - The last original "Peanuts" comic strip was published by Charles Schulz.

Have a great day

 

[Scottwdw]

1985 - My DD, Krystal, was born. Happy 18th, Sweetie!!

 

[mtemm]

my son, Daniel was born. Happy first birthday!!!

 

[gina2000]

Hey, Pat....love the pics along with the posts!

Thanks!

 

[MerryPoppins]

1961 - I was born!

 

[Patrick IL.]

 

[olena]

These are great! Thanks, Patrick.....

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

<font color=navy>I like this thread, Patrick. Thank you!!!

 

[SuiteDisney]

psssst, Pat..... I think Catherine was beheaded. That's how Henry VIII like to have his wives killed - Catherine and Anne.

 

[Patrick IL.]

I was reading information from her Biography this A.M. Its possible she was beheaded although I gathered from the account posted below it was a hanging. One way or the other she got wacked CORRECTION it was a beheading see below

"Around seven o'clock on Monday, 13 February, several privy councilors arrived as escort. Her uncle Norfolk was not among them, having wisely withdrawn to his country estates. Catherine was weak and frightened and had to be helped up the steps to the scaffold. But once there, she made a small, quiet speech regarding her 'worthy and just punishment'; she prayed for the king's preservation and for God's forgiveness. The actual execution was over quickly. Catherine's body was interred at the nearby chapel of St Peter ad Vincula."

Correction
Unlike Anne Boleyn, Catherine had betrayed the king. She was beheaded on 13 February 1542, only nineteen or twenty years old. The drama of her execution lends gravity to a brief life which would otherwise pass unnoticed.