31 January 1510 – Catherine of Aragon Has a Stillborn Daughter
Michael Sittow's Virgin and Child. The woman appears to have been modelled on Catherine of Aragon. On 31st…
Catherine of Aragon
29 January 1536 – The Burial of Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, died on 7th January 1536 and was buried as the…
7 January 1536 – Death of Catherine of Aragon, First Wife of Henry VIII
On 7th January 1536, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Catherine of Aragon died at Kimbolton Castle. She…
5 January 1531 – The Pope Forbids Henry VIII to Remarry
On this day in history, 5th January 1531, Pope Clement VII wrote to Henry VIII forbidding him to…
16 December 1485 – Birth of Catherine of Aragon, First Wife and Queen Consort of Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon by Juan de Flandres. During the night of 15th/16th December 1485, Catherine of Aragon was…
27 September 1501 – Catherine of Aragon Leaves Spain
At 5pm on 27th September 1501, fifteen year-old Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and…
The Six Wives of Henry VIII and their Labels
Back in early 2011, I wrote a series of posts on the "six wives' stereotypes", the various stereotypes,…