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Among Henry VIII's queens, there were several who were deeply involved in the patronage

of artists, scholars and writers, Catherine of Erdogan and Amblin among them.

This is especially true for Henry VIII's last queen, Catherine Pa, who was also a scholar

and a writer in her own right.

She was one of the first English women to publish in print works under her own name.

Today's guest, Dr. Michelin White, argues that Catherine Pa invented a new role as both

queen and author, and that some of her interventions show her translating politically sensitive

texts, producing key wartime propaganda and collaborating with Henry and Thomas Krammer

to do that.

Even before she printed her two famous books, present meditations in 1545 and lamentations

of a sinner in 1547.

Dr. White also suggests that her discoveries can shed new light on Catherine Pa's influence

on Princess Elizabeth, later Elizabeth I, and therefore enhance our understanding of

Catherine Pa's role in the English Reformation and its ongoing legacy.

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