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The Queen Who Kept Her Head
Written byWinifred Carter
Date premiered20 February 1934
Place premieredKingsway Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreHistorical
SettingEngland, 1540s

The Queen Who Kept Her Head is a 1934 historical play by the British writer Winifred Carter. It is based on the life of Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII, who outlived him.

It ran for twenty two performances at the Kingsway Theatre in London West End. The play featured Laura Cowie as Catherine with Raymond Lovell as King Henry. The cast also included Bernard Lee, Felicity Carter and Aubrey Mallalieu.[1]

The play text was published in 1938.

  1. ^ Wearing p. 342

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