I have often wondered what was going through the mind of Katherine Parr at New Year, 1547. She was holding court at Greenwich as the year turned and the celebrations continued. However, her husband, King Henry VIII, was at Hampton Court. She would never see him again. Did Katherine know that a great change was on its way?
It's a question that Katherine Parr herself would never have had to answer? How come I had so much time during 2020, thanks to lockdowns, and I still didn't do half of what I wanted? Us mere mortals can only contemplate that. Katherine, of course, would have put all the time to admirable use. She would have busied about all her duties, kept on top of everything in a calm and clever manner and probably found something to be mildly revolutionary about, changed a long held principle for the better and made everyone look the other way while she was doing it. That's the kind of woman we are dealing with. She's inspired me to spend every day of the year to come asking - what would Katherine Parr do?
