37 - Katherine of Aragon (1): His Brother's Wife

Queens of England Podcast

James Boulton

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2016

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Katherine of Aragon had one of the most powerful women in mediaeval history for a mother, and came from the great up-and-coming kingdom of Europe. Fate dealt her great cards, but things would not be easy for her once she came to England as Princess of Wales.

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0:56.1	To all new listeners, welcome.
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1:02.8	Hello, and welcome to the Queens of England podcast.
1:07.3	Episode 37, Catherine of Aragon, his brother's wife.
1:25.3	The story of the six wives of Henry VIII contained so many firsts for the history of England,
1:30.5	so many momentous events that still shape her and the rest of the world,
1:34.3	that sometimes it can really do your head in.
1:37.0	Why dwell on the first woman to be married to two heirs to the throne
1:40.3	when you can talk about the first English king to have his baronage annulled for six centuries.
1:45.4	Why bother with that, when you can have the first ever queen to be executed? And then another
1:50.1	annulment. And another featuring another execution. We have foreign queens, domestic queens,
1:56.8	young queens, old queens, strong-willed queens, meek queens, all married to one man.
2:03.5	The fascination of the story has spawned countless plays, TV dramas, films, books, everything.
2:10.2	This means that almost anyone with even a passing interest in British history has heard the name,
2:15.4	Catherine of Aragon, or Amber Lynn. They probably know the old rhyme,
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