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“As long as His Majesty is sick, I will move my bed to his chambers, the better to care for him.”

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Catherine Parr, born in England in 1512 and died on September 5, 1548, was the fifth and final wife of King Henry VIII of England. Known for her intelligence, scholarship, and tolerance, she was one of the most influential women in Europe at the time. more

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