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2 unusual facts about Thomas Culpeper


Annulment

She had committed adultery with Thomas Culpeper during the marriage, and she had flirted with members of his court.

Pontefract Castle

In 1541, during a royal tour of the provinces, it was alleged that King Henry's fifth wife, Queen Catherine Howard, committed her first act of adultery with Sir Thomas Culpeper at Pontefract Castle, a crime for which she was apprehended and executed without trial.



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