Catherine of Aragon | Secret Lives of the Six Wives

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

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Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

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🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

We know the fates of Henry VIII's wives, but what were these iconic women really like?

In the first episode of this limited series, Secret Lives of the Six Wives, we'll explore the ways that Catherine of Aragon was a formidable queen and leader, and why, perhaps, she's been misunderstood all these years.

Joining Kate, is author and Tudor export Nicola Tallis, to take us back to Catherine's childhood growing up during war in Spain, to being thrown into the Tudor court aged just 16 and the surprise marriage to Henry.

Find out more about Nicola Tallis' work: https://nicolatallis.com/

This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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1:05.5	Being a Tudor Queen was very difficult. I mean, you got jewels and nice things, but wow, it was strict.
1:15.0	And if you were one of Henry the Eighth's wives, well, then the rules just meant doing exactly what he said, bending to every whim and desire no matter how airbrained or deranged.
1:26.5	But, as history tells us, that didn't always go to plan.
1:31.3	The women in Henry the Eighth's life was smart.
1:37.3	She was a woman who had her own voice and wasn't afraid to use it.
1:42.3	Powerful.
1:43.3	She wanted to send Henry the Dead King's Body as like a war trophy.
1:50.1	And rebellious.
1:51.2	She was a definite seductress who knew exactly how to play Henry.
1:56.9	But they could also be naive.
1:58.8	She is well aware that there is someone trying to get to the bottom of her previous life and she slips up.
2:04.9	And downright unlucky.
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