Katherine Parr Was Held Hostage Before She Ever Met Henry VIII

Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

Heather Teysko

History

4.6 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Before Katherine Parr became Henry VIII's sixth wife, she spent eight years at Snape Castle in North Yorkshire as Lady Latimer. In January 1537, armed rebels from the Pilgrimage of Grace showed up while her husband was away, took her and her stepchildren hostage, and ransacked the place. I think that moment explains everything about who Katherine became. Play the game here: https://www.englandcast.com/choose-your-path-snape-castle/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:07.0	They think they're better than us.
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0:10.0	I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.
0:11.0	She's punishing me.
0:13.0	You destroyed my family.
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0:40.2	Today I want to tell you about a castle in North Yorkshire that many people, most people, have never heard of.
0:47.0	And a moment in Catherine Parr's life that I think completely explains who she was by the time she became Henry's sixth wife. Because we talk a lot
0:57.0	about Catherine as this calm, intellectual, diplomatic woman, which she was, who somehow survived
1:03.4	Henry the eighth when plenty of smart people didn't. And all of that is true, yes. But I think we
1:09.7	undersell where that skill came from.
1:13.2	She wasn't born knowing how to survive impossible situations. She learned that. And Snape Castle in
1:19.8	January 1537 is where a huge part of that education happened. So get comfy, grab a beverage,
1:27.2	settle in. Today we're going to talk
1:28.9	about Catherine and her experience with the Pilgrimage of Grace in Snape Castle. Let's get started.
1:42.1	Hey friend, welcome back to the Renaissance English History podcast. I am your host, Heather. I've been
1:47.5	podcasting on Tudor England since 2009, making my show the original Tudor History podcast. I am, as
1:54.4	always, just delighted that you are here with me today to talk about a very formative experience in the life
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