Blackfriars, London
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Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
The Black Friar, a public house with a few apartments above has a rare, Flatiron Building shape and is Grade II* listed. It is the narrowest building facing the station's riverside gyratory which is the heart of the modern informal definition.
Apothecaries' Hall in Blackfriars, 1831
Blackfriars is home to many investment banks and financial services companies
Catherine Parr
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Catherine Parr was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January 1547. Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight months. With four husbands, she is the most-married English queen. She was the first woman to publish in print an original work under her own name, in English, in England.
Portrait by unknown artist in late 16th century, National Portrait Gallery
Snape Castle in North Yorkshire
Catherine of Aragon m. 1509–1533
Anne Boleyn m. 1533–1536