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| | Voyages In Time - The Family Vault - The Hastings Legacy - Direct Decendancy after 1066 |
 | | As a possible heir to the throne of England, in very troubled times, Catherine's first marriage was ended by her husband for "political" reasons (see biography) and she later secretly married (1560) Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, without the knowledge or consent of the Queen (Elizabeth). |
 | | On the 27th of Jan, Hopton's wife tried to raise her spirits; Catherine replied, 'No, no my lady, my time is come and it is not God's will that I should live any longer, and his will be done, not mine. |
 | | It was the last message between them before Jane's execution - Jane, seventeen years old and Catherine just fourteen; both of them married the previous year to men of their parents' choosing. |
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