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 ...

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 ...

Queen Mary I is the child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Henry VIII divorced Mary’s mother by labeling the union incestuous. Catherine had been married to the king’s brother for a ...

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 ...

Show more Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), the youngest ... as queen and drawing inspiration from her warrior mother. She arrived in London to be married when ...