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Feb 25, 2021 · The five months that Catherine and Arthur spent together in 1501–02 must have created intense memories for Catherine. For Henry VII’s other surviving son, Henry, Prince Arthur perhaps stirred different recollections. Henry VIII’s divorce of Catherine was secured without the truth of events in his brother’s marriage-bed being established.
Sep 20, 2010 · On this day in history, 20th September 1486 (some say the 19th), “afore one o’clock after midnight” 1, Arthur, Prince of Wales (Arthur Tudor), was born at Winchester, just eight months after his parents’ marriage. Arthur’s mother, Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, got pregnant straight after her marriage to Henry VII and the ...
Dec 1, 2010 · Anybody hoping for much information about Prince Arthur, heir to Henry VII until his death, aged fifteen, in 1502, will be disappointed. This is not the fault of the contributors, but is due to the sheer paucity of the surviving information. Even Steven Gunn's gift for squeezing significant detail from unpromising documentation only results in ...
- C.S.L. Davies
- 2010
- His Birth Was A PR Move. Arthur’s birth was one of the most momentous occasions of the 15th century. His parents, King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, were kick-starting the new Tudor dynasty after the tumultuous Wars of the Roses, and Arthur’s birth in September 1486 cemented their ascendancy into power.
- He Had A Legendary Namesake. Arthur’s father King Henry won his crown through battle, not through royal blood, and he was super insecure about that origin story.
- His Father Controlled His Life. In addition to saddling his son with the heavy-handed moniker of Arthur, King Henry VII also forced his wife Queen Elizabeth to give birth to the boy at St. Swithun’s Priory, because that was near where most people believed King Arthur’s Camelot was.
- He Was A Toddler Groom. Desperate to solidify their power, the royal parents started planning to marry Arthur off from almost the moment he was out of his cradle.
Arthur died the following spring from a fever caused by the damp climate. Some doctors and historians theorize he may have died of untreated diabetes. His younger brother Henry inherited his titles and his wife.
After a particularly unpleasant voyage, Katharine made landfall at Plymouth on 27th August 1501 and slowly headed towards London. Arthur first laid eyes on her at Dogmersfield in Hampshire. Although she had gone to bed, the King, who had met Arthur en route, insisted that she get up to greet them.
Aug 6, 2013 · Arthur’s parents did not attend the funeral and Catherine was still too ill to attend. There has been speculation on what exactly caused Arthur’s death. Sweating sickness was used to describe anything causing a high fever from pneumonia to tuberculosis.