Being a part of a royal family might seem enticing, but more often than not it comes at the expense of everything else, like your freedom, your privacy, and sometimes even your head.

Wendry's podcast, Even the Royals

the Royals pulls back the curtain on Royal Families,

Past and Present, from all over the world

to show you the darker side of what it means to be royalty.

Henry the Eighth may be most remembered for for his cruelty or perhaps his six wives.

As the old saying goes, Divorced Beheaded died, Divorced Beheaded, survived.

We know them as pawns and Henry the 8th's hunt for a son, but their lives were so much more than just being the king's wives.

They were six vastly different women, smart, crafty, and unique, all bound together by the door knob of a person they married.

You're about to hear a preview of Even the Royals, where we dive in to Henry the 8th's first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

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It's June of 1525 in the court of Catherine of Aragon and Henry the 8th.

Catherine is in the massive great hall of a royal palace in the heart of London.

She's laughing and clapping along as her ladies and other nobles dance to the court musicians.

Catherine welcomes these little bursts of fun, anything to distract her from worries.

She and Henry have been married for 16 years now, and what started out as a loving playful marriage

has soured over the last few years, mainly because Catherine has given birth to six children,

but only one has survived. Her nine-year-old daughter, Mary, which talk about traumatic.

Oh my god, I know. That actually would put a damper on any relationship.

Yeah, yeah, and especially back then when would put a damper on any relationship.

Yeah, yeah, and especially back then when nobody knew anything.

And here's the thing, like, Catherine is a kick-ass queen.

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