aBefore Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon he received a Papal Bull from the Pope agreeing that Henry could marry his dead brother’s (Prince Arthur) wife. When Henry and Catherine married in June 1509 both were Roman Catholics. Everybody in England was – the penalty for heresy (being...
Catherine of Aragon was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand II. She lined as queen of England from 1509 until 1533. Catherine functioned as a regent when King Henry VIII, her husband, went to fight in France. When she was pregnant in her husband's absence, she steered the English to an ...