View source for Katherine Howard - The Spelling of her Name

<div class="WPC-editableContent"><br/><div align="center"><br/><br/><table align="center" cellpadding="3" class="WPC-edit-style-grid1 WPC-edit-border-all WPC-edit-styleData-color1=%23191919&amp;color2=%23474747" height="223" width="760"><tr><td bgcolor="#f211ee" class="WPC-edit-custom-bgColor" width="100%"><br/><br/><div align="center"><div align="left"> [[File:ERqg23v88Nxj8xOXL8NCVQ18242.jpeg|157px|Katherine Howard]] [[File:6aL6k89qBUd9A1PgQ zzFA6859.jpeg|252px|Katherine Howard's signature]] [[File:- hy924ZyrEEOdNtY1tPMw66459.jpeg|134px|Howard badge]] </div></div></td></tr></table><br/><br/><br/><div align="left"></div>   	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  There are many suggestions how to spell the name „Katherine“ correctly. During the 16th century, there was no rule as how you had to write your name. Without a set orthography, people were free to spell their names however they wanted to.  <div align="left"> </div><br/> <div align="left"> </div>The name „Katherine“ is no exception. Even one of the most prominent bearers of this name, the well-educated Queen Katherine of Aragon, signed her letters as „Katherina“, „Katharine“ and „Katharina“. (And let's not forget the fact that her original name was Catalina.) Her first husband Arthur called her „Katerine“ in one of his letters, while her daughter Queen Mary spelled her name as „Kateryn“.  <div align="left"> </div><br/> <div align="left"> </div>The case is very similar with Katherine Howard. In one surviving signature she calles herself „Katheryn“, but there also exist the versions „Catherine“ and „Kathryn“. It is therefore very hard to say which spelling is the „original“ one. Even though Kitty Howard signed as „Katheryn“ once, it doesn't mean she always did it. There simply was no orthographically fixed version.  <div align="left"> </div><br/> <div align="left"> </div>But since there are so many versions – and so many Katherines in Tudor time –  maybe it's time for another poll for Team Katherine Howard. If you guys favour a special version – soon you will be able to vote for it!<br/><br/></div><br/></div>