Renaissance England is inseparable from the reign of King Henry VIII, the notorious monarch who famously had six wives—most of whom met unfortunate ends. Initially married to Catherine of Aragon ...

Catherine of Aragon, in a portrait from around 1515. Her marriage to Henry VIII was annulled in 1533, but she never dropped her claim to being his sole legal wife. Credit ...

The Secrets of a Long-Overlooked Cipher Linked to Catherine of Aragon ... 1532, the intricate puzzle appears in the Jewellery Book, a volume of jewelry designs by Tudor court painter Hans Holbein.

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 ...

Catherine of Aragon was King Henry VIII’s first wife and longest-lasting Queen of England. Although Catherine's successor Queen Anne Boleyn suffered an infamously dark fate, Aragon's own life ...

Thomas Cromwell, Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon all owned a copy of the same Book of Hours. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Wikimedia Commons under public domain, Trinity College ...

The premier artist in Henry VIII’s court, Hans Holbein the Younger was a hired-gun celebrant. Five centuries on, his paintings stun anew.

Hans Holbein's painting has been the subject of boisterous debate for decades. Here are three things we know for sure. ... Catherine, of Aragon, and marry Anne Boleyn.

Catherine of Aragon appeared to love Henry VIII until the very end of her life, her 'moving' final letter written shortly before her death reveals. Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.

Garrett Mattingley, Catherine of Aragon (first published 1941; Random House, 2000) J. J. Scarisbrick, Henry VIII (first published 1968; Yale University Press, 1997) David Starkey, Six Wives: The ...