Katherine Parr's Katherine The Queen

Historian Linda Porter in Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr, the Last Wife of Henry VIII describes Parr as “so naturally gracious and intelligent that it was not a difficult transition from being a minor noble woman to queen.” She is right; it was not hard for Parr to assume the role of queen. On top of the irreproachable reputation of her virtue and maidenhood given to her by her widowhood, Parr was also educated to the standards befitting an early modern woman; Parr was exposed to the same standard of education that renowned humanist, Thomas More, prescribed to his children, which afforded the same kind of education to both boys and girls, according to Parr’s sister, Anne. She fit the mold that King Henry VIII