'Accidental' discovery: Wife of Henry VIII wrote BCP prayer

Notes: "A Canadian university professor has discovered that the Prayer for the Monarch, contained in the 1662 'Book of Common Prayer' (BCP) and retained by many provinces, in one form or another, was written by Katherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, and selected for use in the BCP by Queen Elizabeth I. Carleton University Professor Micheline White made her 'accidental' discovery while researching one of Parr's ladies-in-waiting. She came across a book of prayers published by Parr, which included a prayer for the king that struck a remarkable similarity to the prayer still used in the BCP".

Subjects: Catherine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548; Book of Common Prayer; Prayers - Church of England; Prayers - History; Kings and rulers - Prayer-books and devotions - English; Church and state - Church of England; White, Micheline