![]() ![]() ![]() This may or may not have been Katherine's first intimate encounter with a man, and it would have a great impact on the rest of her life. It is popularly thought (though not proven) that her music teacher Henry Mannox engaged in a sexual relationship with her during that time, when she was between the age of eleven and sixteen. ![]() This seems to be where Katherine learned the art - or game - of love, as there were many girls and boys in the household and supervision was relatively lax. During her childhood, Katherine lived in the household of her step-grandmother, the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk at Lambeth. However, despite being noble and powerful, Katherine's immediately family was not rich, and her family frequently depended on handouts and help from the wealthier members of the family. She was a member of a very powerful noble family in England - the Howards - which made her Anne Boleyn's cousin. Katherine was born some time in the 1520s, though the exact year seems hard to pin down for sure. ![]()
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