Catherine was born near Madrid in December 1485. She was the daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, whose marriage had united Spain. At three years of age Catherine was betrothed to King ...

He left without warning, failing to bid farewell to Catherine of Aragon, his wife and queen of 22 years. When Catherine sent a letter to Henry inquiring after his health a few days later ...

Deutsche Guggenheim commissioned Sugimoto's Portraits in 1999 and the first subjects of the series were Henry VIII and his wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves ...

Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon was Henry’s first wife. The youngest daughter of Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon, Catherine grew up well-educated and politically adept.

Using a process she called “early modern Wordle,” a scholar claims to have uncovered a hidden message from Catherine of Aragon in a book of jewelry designs. By Jennifer Schuessler It has long ...

Her mother Maud­­—who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon, Henry’s first wife—understood the importance of learning, especially for girls. So she crafted a humanist ...

The pendant featured the symbols of Tudor King Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon, on a chain composed of 75 links, attached by an enameled suspension link in the form of a hand.

Starz‘s new costume drama The Serpent Queen introduces its thorniest historic heroine yet: Catherine de’ Medici. Orphaned young in life and abandoned for years in a convent, Catherine de ...

Show more Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), the youngest child of the newly dominant Spanish rulers Ferdinand and Isabella. When she was 3, her parents contracted ...