In 1541, it was rumoured that Catherine Howard had begun a physical relationship with Thomas Culpepper, her husband Henry VIII's favourite courtier. In a letter to Culpepper Catherine wrote
“praying you that you will come when my Lady Rochford is here.”
This 'affair' would be their undoing.
“praying you that you will come when my Lady Rochford is here.”
This 'affair' would be their undoing.
Adultery with a queen was high treason, Thomas Culpepper was sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered but the sentence was commuted to beheading. He was executed on the 10th December in 1541.
You can read about Thomas's and Catherine's downfall in my blog Dangerous Talk Cost Lives.
meanderingthroughtime.weebly.com/history-blog/dangerous-talk-costs-lives
The Culpepers were a big family from the county of Kent. Thomas Culpepper was born in 1514, the son, it is written, of Alexander Colepeper, but this is not the case, it likely that he was the son of a younger branch of the Culpepers. Catherine's mother was Joyce Culpepper, she was also from a different branch of that that family.
You can read about Thomas's and Catherine's downfall in my blog Dangerous Talk Cost Lives.
meanderingthroughtime.weebly.com/history-blog/dangerous-talk-costs-lives
The Culpepers were a big family from the county of Kent. Thomas Culpepper was born in 1514, the son, it is written, of Alexander Colepeper, but this is not the case, it likely that he was the son of a younger branch of the Culpepers. Catherine's mother was Joyce Culpepper, she was also from a different branch of that that family.
 Torrance Coombs played Thomas Culpepper in the TV series The Tudors |  Tamzin Merchant played Catherine Howard in the TV series The Tudors |
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