Katherine Parr Clare Holman Katherine Parr, the last of Henry's wives, was the daughter of Thomas Parr of Kendal, a modest country squire who had served both Henry VIII and his father, Henry VII. Parr was first married to Sir Edward de Burgh, but was widowed shortly after. Her second husband was Sir John Nevill, a wealthy landowner in Yorkshire, who died in 1542. By that time, Parr was becoming known for her education and her caring nature. She had her third husband lined up -- Thomas Seymour, brother to the late Queen Jane and uncle to Prince Edward -- when Henry VIII set his sights on her. They married in 1543, 18 months after Katherine Howard's execution. Henry's health was in decline and Parr served less as wife than as nursemaid. When Henry died January 28, 1547, Prince Edward succeeded him as Edward VI. His older uncle, Edward Seymour, Lord Somerset, became Protector since the young king was not yet 10 years old. Free to wed again, Parr finally married Edward's brother Thomas and was soon pregnant with a daughter named Mary, born on August 30, 1548. Parr did not recover from the childbirth and died on September 5. She was buried at St. Mary's Church at Sudeley Castle. Actress Clare Holman has worked on stage and screen, but is best known to American audiences for her work in Masterpiece Theatre's Prime Suspect 6 (2003) and David Copperfield (2000). She also starred in the Inspector Morse series on Mystery! with John Thaw. Holman was nominated for a 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?