23 May 1533 – The Annulment of Henry VIII’s Marriage to Catherine of Aragon
We've spent the last few weeks in 1536, counting down to Anne Boleyn's execution, but now we swing…
Catherine of Aragon
La Capilla Real de Granada – The Tombs of Ferdinand, Isabella and Juana
Photo by Tim Ridgway Following on from my post about Granada's Carthusian Monastery, my second mission on my…
7 March 1530 – Pope Clement VII Forbids Henry VIII to Marry Again
On this day in history, 7th March 1530, Pope Clement VII issued the following bull: "Bull, notifying that…
31 January 1510 – Catherine of Aragon Loses a Daughter
On this day in 1510 disaster struck Catherine of Aragon and her first pregnancy. According to her confessor,…
7 January 1536 – Death of Catherine of Aragon
On 7th January 1536, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry…
Happy Birthday Catherine of Aragon
Sometime during the night of the 15th/16th December 1485 Catherine of Aragon, or Catalina de Aragón as she…
Catherine of Aragon’s Pregnancies, Stillbirths and Miscarriages
As today marks the anniversary of Catherine of Aragon giving birth to a daughter, who was either stillborn…