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Arthur Tudor and Catherine of Aragon's wedding © The Spanish Princess On this day in history, 14th November 1501, Arthur, Prince of...

A proposed portrait of Maria de Salinas – © Pinterest On the 2nd of October 1501, a Spanish ship arrived at Plymouth’s harbour. After a...

(Cover image – © The Spanish Princess) Queen Catalina de Aragón is, in my opinion, one of the most significant women in Tudor history,...

(Cover image – © Pinterest) Today on the 7th January is when Catherine of Aragon died in 1536. Catherine of Aragon is best known for...

(Cover image – © The Tudors – Showtime) A daughter’s relationship with her mother is one of the most beautiful relationships to ever...

(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) For today's final theory on Henry VIII’s first wife, the strong-willed...

(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Today marks the anniversary of a very controversial day in history as...

(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Throughout history, women have always been held at fault for their...

(Cover image – © WeHeartIt) ‘History is written by the survivors, and I am surely that’ - Catherine de Medici, from ‘Reign’....

(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) There’s a surviving letter that Katherine of Aragon sent her daughter...

(Cover image – © WeHeartIt) What I love more than learning and writing about a historical figure is watching or reading a portrayal of...

( Isabel of Castille - © Royal Collection Trust ) Madrigal de las Altas Torres is a town in the province of Ávila, in Castilla León,...

(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Life for most Tudor women, regardless of age or status within society,...

(© Francisco Pradilla Ortiz – Wikipedia) Juana, better known to English speakers as Joanna, was one of the most important monarchs in...

(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Despite six long years of waiting and a great deal of fighting on...

(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Towards the remaining six years or so of her marriage to the King,...

(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – Pinterest) Katherine of Aragon; Infanta of Spain. Princess of Wales. Mother. Martyr. Queen of England....

(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Our poor dear Catherine’s dream of enjoying a harmonious, loving...

(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...

(Cover image – © Unknown Artist – The National Portrait Gallery) Reputation was a delicate thing for Tudor women, even more so than the...