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This is an excellent, well-researched historical biography of Catherine, 1st wife of Henry VIII, though a bit dated (pub. 1941). I picked it up at a library book sale in California last spring--& found inside 1) various pressed flowers, 2) a bookmark with an Asian painting on it, 3) a newspaper clipping about a lecture featuring Dr. Benjamin Spock & Dr. S.I. Hayakawa discussing educational reform!
Dec 14, 2021 · “A refreshing and compelling modern biography of the previously shadowy figure of Catherine of Aragon. Earenfight’s innovative use of material culture offers a sophisticated methodology for apprehending Catherine’s life, motivations, and decisions.” ―Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt,author of Religious Women in Golden Age Spain: The Permeable ...
- Theresa Earenfight
Catherine of Aragon is the 41st most popular religious figure (down from 7th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Spain (up from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Religious Figure. Catherine of Aragon is most famous for being the first wife of King Henry VIII of England.
No comments have been added yet. post a comment ». 20 books based on 15 votes: Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer, The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory, Patience, Princess Catherine by Carolyn Meyer,...
Mary as queen. Mary I. Mary I was the queen of England from 1553 until her death in 1558. Upon the death of Edward in 1553, Mary fled to Norfolk, as Lady Jane Grey had seized the throne and was recognized as queen for a few days. The country, however, considered Mary the rightful ruler, and within some days she made a triumphal entry into London.
Catherine of Aragon is an elusive subject. Despite her status as a Spanish infanta, Princess of Wales, and Queen of England, few of her personal letters have survived, and she is obscured in the contemporary royal histories. In this evocative biography, Theresa Earenfight presents an intimate and engaging portrait of Catherine told through the ...
Jan 1, 2011 · Paperback – January 1, 2011. The image of Catherine of Aragon has always suffered in comparison to the heir-providing Jane Seymour or the vivacious eroticism of Anne Boleyn. But when Henry VIII married Catherine, she was an auburn-haired beauty in her twenties with a passion she had inherited from her parents, Isabella and Ferdinand, the ...
- Giles Tremlett
