Beheaded II

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Beheaded II

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May 12, 2020

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Catherine Howard was Henry VIII's fifth wife.
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May 12, 2020

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Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants and the tragic, the murderers and the murdered, and everyone in between. Because when you’re wearing a crown, mistakes often mean blood. New episodes every two weeks, on Tuesdays.

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