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Episode 5

The 'unreliable' historical account of Catherine Howard's grandmother, a Duchess. Stars Jonathan Coy. From December 2003.

Henry VIII's fifth wife Catherine Howard, was an ambitious girl with a 'reputation' and a Duchess as her adviser.

Jonathan Coy stars as Henry VIII

An unreliable history, created and written in six parts by Barry Grossman.

Henry VIII ...... Jonathan Coy
Thomas Cromwell ...... Milton Johns
The Chronicler ...... Alfred Burke
Catherine Howard ...... Helen Longworth
Duchess Agnes ...... Marcia Warren
William of Winchelsea ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Simon of Southwark ...... Gyuri Sarossi

Music by Jim Parker.

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.

30 minutes

On radio

Mon 13 Apr 202614:30

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