Thursday, March 13, 2008
RANDOM EB POST
CATHERINE of ARAGON- 1485-1536. 1st queen of Henry VIII. youngest child of ferdinand and isabella of spain(bro and sis). born on the way to toledo, while spanish army engaged on granada. 1st 4 years in camp w/army outside granada. after taken, became the spanish court. educated by mother, a well educated woman. moors being conquered.america 'discovered' and spain at it's height. 1501, betrothed to arthur, henry VII oldest. short marriage. nov-april, when he died. became betrothed to henry. cath 18-h-13. betrothal ceremony 1503. marriage in 1509. early years happy. henry handsome, affable, and jovial, but repeated loss of children brought gloom.3 sons died soon after birth and mary a sickly child, born in 1516 only one to live. 1527, henry questioned the validity of the marriage, cath very religious, so assumed she would accept leaving the throne for monestary, but she fought for her marriage. pope blah blah anne boleyn seperation 1531. H fed up, made her leace windsor. moved about. more pope blah. marriage null and void in 1533. still loved henry. health poor.
