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Apr 2, 2014 · Catherine of Aragon was the daughter of Spanish monarchs King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella. She married Henry VIII but did not give birth to a male heir. Catherine refused to annul her...
Born in Spain, she was Princess of Wales while married to Henry's elder brother, Arthur, Prince of Wales, for a short period before his death. The daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, Catherine was three years old when she was betrothed to Arthur, heir apparent to the English throne.
Oct 11, 2020 · Henry VIII and his wife, Katherine of Aragon, are crowned, June 1509. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The court was in residence at Westminster when, on 31 January 1510, Katherine, then about six or seven months pregnant, went into labour prematurely. Her infant, a daughter, was stillborn.
Feb 21, 2024 · Catherine was the youngest daughter of the Spanish rulers Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. In 1501 she married Prince Arthur, eldest son of King Henry VII of England. Arthur died the following year, and shortly afterward she was betrothed to Prince Henry, the second son of Henry VII.
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Oct 11, 2020 · Jason Bell. As a king's wife, 23-year-old Catherine has one primary duty, and spoiler: It's not planning battlefield strategy, as is her wont. Per the royal rulebook of the era, Catherine has to have a child—a male child—to be heir to the throne. As any Tudor fanatic can tell you, Catherine struggles to fulfill her so-called duty.
Feb 18, 2021 · Tudor. Mary I: 8 facts about her life, death and legacy. Mary I, aka Mary Tudor or 'Bloody Mary', was the daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The first queen regnant of England, she succeeded the English throne following the death of her half-brother, Edward VI, in 1553. But how much do you know about her?