Catherine of Aragon was King Henry VIII’s first wife and longest-lasting Queen of England. Although Catherine's successor Queen Anne Boleyn suffered an infamously dark fate, Aragon's own life ...

The Spanish Princess is loosely based on the years Catherine of Aragon spent in England, first as Prince Arthur’s bride and subsequent widow, and then as King Henry VIII’s wife. Catherine was ...

Her mother Maud­­—who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon, Henry’s first wife—understood the importance of learning, especially for girls.