Ellie Webster
The tragic, short-lived marriage of Arthur Tudor and Catherine of Aragon
Arthur Tudor and Catherine of Aragon's wedding © The Spanish Princess On this day in history, 14th November 1501, Arthur, Prince of...
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Kali Hollands
Sep 27
The Queen's friend - María de Salinas
A proposed portrait of Maria de Salinas – © Pinterest On the 2nd of October 1501, a Spanish ship arrived at Plymouth’s harbour. After a...
Emma Holbrook
May 23
The relationships Catalina de Aragón had with her mother Isabel I of Castile and sister Juana of Castile | Interview with historian Dr Emma Cahill Marrón
(Cover image – © The Spanish Princess) Queen Catalina de Aragón is, in my opinion, one of the most significant women in Tudor history,...
Hannah Fawcett
Jan 7
The relationship between two Tudor Queens and Anne Boleyn's reaction to the death of Catherine of Aragon
(Cover image – © Pinterest) Today on the 7th January is when Catherine of Aragon died in 1536. Catherine of Aragon is best known for...
Emma Holbrook
Aug 9, 2023
The loving relationship between Mary I and her mother, Catherine of Aragon
(Cover image – © The Tudors – Showtime) A daughter’s relationship with her mother is one of the most beautiful relationships to ever...
Emma Holbrook
Jul 28, 2023
Theory – why did Henry VIII divorce Catherine of Aragon instead of beheading her like Anne Boleyn?
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) For today's final theory on Henry VIII’s first wife, the strong-willed...
Emma Holbrook
Jul 11, 2023
Theory about Catherine of Aragon – was the Spanish Queen poisoned?
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Today marks the anniversary of a very controversial day in history as...
Emma Holbrook
Jun 24, 2023
Theory about Catherine of Aragon – why did Catherine suffer horrific pregnancies?
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Throughout history, women have always been held at fault for their...
Emma Holbrook
Jun 11, 2023
Myths about Catherine of Aragon – the truth behind the myths that portray her in the wrong light
(Cover image – © WeHeartIt) ‘History is written by the survivors, and I am surely that’ - Catherine de Medici, from ‘Reign’....
Sira Barbeito
May 15, 2023
A Mother's bond - Catherine of Aragon's fearful letter to her daughter, Mary Tudor
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) There’s a surviving letter that Katherine of Aragon sent her daughter...
Emma Holbrook
May 5, 2023
Catherine of Aragon; her many faces over the years
(Cover image – © WeHeartIt) What I love more than learning and writing about a historical figure is watching or reading a portrayal of...
Sira Barbeito
Apr 22, 2023
The birth of Isabella of Castile, one of Spain's Fiercest Queens and most dangerous women
( Isabel of Castille - © Royal Collection Trust ) Madrigal de las Altas Torres is a town in the province of Ávila, in Castilla León,...
Emma Holbrook
Apr 14, 2023
A wife betrayed - Catherine of Aragon's tragic life after Henry and death
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Life for most Tudor women, regardless of age or status within society,...
Sira Barbeito
Apr 12, 2023
The death of Spain's mad and abused Queen, Joanna of castile
(© Francisco Pradilla Ortiz – Wikipedia) Juana, better known to English speakers as Joanna, was one of the most important monarchs in...
Sira Barbeito
Apr 9, 2023
The day Catherine of Aragon was informed she could no longer call herself Queen
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Despite six long years of waiting and a great deal of fighting on...
Emma Holbrook
Mar 24, 2023
Living a never-ending nightmare; Catherine of Aragon faces a new fear and threat to her marriage
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Towards the remaining six years or so of her marriage to the King,...
Elizabeth Goff
Mar 20, 2023
Katherine of Aragon: fictional representations by Plaidy, Gregory & Weir
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – Pinterest) Katherine of Aragon; Infanta of Spain. Princess of Wales. Mother. Martyr. Queen of England....
Emma Holbrook
Dec 30, 2022
Catherine of Aragon – Doomed to a marriage full of infidelity and misery
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Our poor dear Catherine’s dream of enjoying a harmonious, loving...
Lucy Palmer-Cooper
Dec 16, 2022
The strong-willed mother / daughter relationship between Isabella and Catherine
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – Reddit) The 16th December is a notable date in the Tudor calendar as it marks the birth of on the most...
Emma Holbrook
Aug 5, 2022
Catherine of Aragon – Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII
(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Reputation was a delicate thing for Tudor women, even more so than the...
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