Henry VIII's first wife was Catherine of Aragon (1485–1536). Catherine was the daughter of King Ferdinand II of Spain and Queen Isabella I of Castille. Catherine initially married Henry's older brother, Arthur; the marriage was organized because England needed a stronger alliance with the mo...
Henry VIII's six wives, in order, were: Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard Catherine ParrHenry VIII—Wives Henry VIII lived from 1491 to 1547 and reigned as the king of England from 1509 until his death. In addition to being fam...
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The site where the four storey pub now stands was once a dower house which belonged to Queen Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of King Henry VIII. It’s believed that the property was given to Catherine by King Henry VII, father of her first husband, Prince Arthur – who died in Apr...
Warbeck, a royal pretender. Two more children followed, a daughter Margaret and another son named Edward. Catherine could often be found at court with her sister and she took an active part in royal events including the betrothal celebrations of her niece Margaret Tudor to James IV of Scotland...
Catherine or “any future wife” should inherit. He then identified his daughters, both of whom had been made illegitimate by that time – first Mary the only surviving child of Catherine of Aragon and then in the event of her not surviving or having children, her sister Elizabeth the only...
to succeed their father as king, but Arthur died when he was fifteen, leaving Henry VIII next in line for accession to the throne of England. In 1509, Henry VII died, and the seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was crowned. Henry then married his brother Arthur's widow, Catherine of Aragon....