of aragon, queen, consort of henry viii, king of england

Looks at the life of Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England from 1509 through 1533.

"Young Katherine of Aragon, daughter of Spain's powerful monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, was an exquisite prize in the royal marriage market. Golden-haired, sixteen years old, she was sent to England to marry the future king, Arthur, Prince of Wales. But when Arthur died a few months after their wedding, Katherine's bright future was suddenly eclipsed. It took his younger brother Henry VIII eight long years to do the honorable thing and marry her. Their union was briefly happy until Katherine failed to bear a son, and Anne Boleyn caught Henry's eye.."--.

Chronicles the life of Catherine of Aragon, describing her childhood in the court of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, and discussing her marriage to Henry VIII, her refusal to divorce him, and her impact on Tudor and European history.

In 1501 fifteen-year-old Catharine of Aragon arrives in England to marry Arthur, the eldest son of King Henry VII, but soon finds her expectations of a happy settled life radically changed when Arthur unexpectedly dies and her future becomes the subject of a bitter dispute between the kingdoms of England and Spain.

Presents a novel that surrounds three women whose positions brought them wealth and notoriety in the court of King Henry VIII as well as deceit and betrayal.

A fictionalized account of the life of Katherine of Aragon, daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, discussing her passionate marriage to England's Prince Arthur, and telling how she had to deny their love after his death in order to marry his brother Henry and claim her rightful place as queen.

A brief, color-illustrated biography of England's King Henry VIII that describes his six marriages, his break with the Church of Rome, his patronage of the arts, his palaces, his relations with the rest of Europe, the dissolution of the monasteries, and other related topics.

The story of three of Henry VIII's six wives; Catharine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves, and Jane Seymour, whose positions as Queen of England brought them wealth and notoriety as well as deceit and betrayal.

A fictionalized account of the life of Katherine of Aragon, daughter of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, discussing her passionate marriage to England's Prince Arthur, and telling how she had to deny their love after his death in order to marry his brother Henry and claim her rightful place as queen.