but youthful looking. In the book, Katherine Howard is 14 when she comes to court. Although her exact date of birth is not known, the most common date given is 1521, and she would actually have been in her late teens when she came to court. In the book, Anne of Cleves is elated to be free from her marriage and is horrified at the idea of remarrying the King. In reality, she agreed to the annulment, but she had hopes of becoming Queen again after the execution of Katherine Howard and was said to be quite unhappy on learning that the King was marrying Katherine Parr. Years after the King died, she attempted to have their marriage declared valid so that she could enjoy the advantages of being Queen Dowager. In the book, Henry's eldest daughter Mary I of England is openly referred to as Princess Mary, but in reality, she was then legally illegitimate and addressed as Lady Mary. His younger daughter Elizabeth, likewise, was not restored to the line of succession until after the king's sixth wife, Katherine Parr, persuaded him to reinstate both of his daughters in the line of succession, but both Mary and Elizabeth remained legally illegitimate. Henry's daughters never regained their titles of princess. It is unlikely that Anne of Cleves met Henry's younger daughter Elizabeth during their marriage, as is portrayed in the novel. There are frequent mentions to Anne Boyelyn putting her head on the executioner's block when many sources state that she did not know that the swordsman had swung his sword; he devised it so that she would not know so that he could have a cleaner cut. Katherine calls the motto 'The most happy' Jane Seymour's, but it was Anne Boleyn who adapted it in 1533 when she was finally married to the king and pregnant. Jane's motto was 'Bound to obey and serve.' References External links The Official Philippa Gregory Site 2006 British novels Novels set in Tudor England Novels by Philippa Gregory Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard