The story of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII, is one of the most tragic in English history. The girl, barely outgrown her baby shoes, brought to the court by her ambitious family, enchanted the king with her charms and beauty. She could sing, she danced beautifully, she loved court festivities, and when the aging king eager for an heir married her in 1540, she relished her privileged position to the fullest. If she bore him a son, her triumph would be complete. The enamored Jindřich melted over her and repeated to everyone that Kateřina was his sun, his rose without thorns. However, there were shadows in her past that he had no idea about, and that past reminded Katerina more and more dangerously. And yet the girl couldn't help herself and played with fire again and again. The king should have learned that those who pluck roses without thorns must expect to burn themselves.