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Katherine Ashley née Champernowne (circa 1502–1565)
Jan 24 2011, 2:36 AM EST
Governess to Elizabeth I and was a close friend in later life, known to the Queen as 'Kat'. She should not be confused with her niece Catherine Champernowne, Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Humphrey Gilbert's mother.In 1545 Katherine married Sir John Ashley, Princess Elizabeth's senior gentleman attendant. Sir John Ashley was a cousin of Elizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyn. Katherine was over 40 years old at this date which heavily implies John Champernowne of Dartington is her father as Sir Philip's wife Catherine Carew was only 10 in 1505. In 1543, Henry VIII had married Catherine Parr. Parr gave Elizabeth a more stable family life and brought Elizabeth to Court. However Henry died in 1547 and was succeeded by his son, Edward VI. Edward's uncles, Edward Seymour and Thomas Seymour tried to get control of him. Shortly after Henry VIII died, Thomas Seymour investigated whether he could be permitted to marry either the Lady Mary, or Elizabeth and was refused. Seymour immediately began courting Catherine Parr. (They had been romantically linked before she became Queen). In her early 30s and still childless, Parr agreed to marry Seymour almost at once, only two months after Henry's death. Seymour and Parr were able to secure royal approval and lived in Chelsea with Kat and the young Elizabeth. When Thomas Seymour began a flirtation with the 14-year-old Elizabeth, Kat Ashley first thought this amusing. However he entered Elizabeth's bedroom in the morning in his nightshirt and tried to tickle her while she was still in bed. Kat, who may herself have been somewhat infatuated with Seymour,[3] became concerned and advised Catherine Parr, who nevertheless appears on occasions not only to have acquiesced in her husband's behaviour, but to have assisted his antics. 3 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you?
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1. RE: Katherine Ashley née Champernowne (circa 1502–1565)
Jan 24 2011, 3:11 AM EST
Kat Ashley appeared in the series and her profile can be found here : http://tudorswiki.sho.com/page/Kat+Ashley
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