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Catherine of Aragon (also spelt as Katherine, historical Spanish: Catharina, [1] now: Catalina; 16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536) was Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until its annulment on 23 May 1533.
Henry, at the time a Roman Catholic, sought the Pope's approval for an annulment on the grounds that Catherine had first been his brother's wife. He used a passage from the Old Testament (Leviticus Chapter 20 Verse 21): "If a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an impurity; he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be ...
Lady Anne Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1471–1520) was an English noblewoman who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen consort Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of King Henry VIII of England. Anne was the first wife of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, by whom she had 11 children.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled.
The Children of Henry VIII by John Guy (Oxford UP, 2013 ISBN 978-0192840905) Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII 1547–1558 by Alison Weir (Jonathan Cape, 1996; Vintage, 2008 ISBN 978-0099532675) Hart, Kelly (2009). The Mistresses of Henry VIII (First ed.). The History Press. ISBN 978-0752448350. Starkey, David (2003).
Catherine married Henry VIII on 12 July 1543 at Hampton Court Palace. She was the first queen of England also to be queen of Ireland following Henry's adoption of the title king of Ireland. She was also the third of his wives to be named Catherine, although she spelled it "Kateryn" in signatures.
Elizabeth Carew, wife of his close friend, Nicholas Carew, and half-first cousin of Anne Boleyn. [8] Anne Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, née Stafford, sister of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and thus the first cousin once removed of Henry VIII. [9] Elizabeth Amadas; Mary Shelton; Elizabeth Browne; Katherine Willoughby
Dame Ellen Terry as Catherine of Aragon. Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England from June 1509 until May 1533 as the first wife of King Henry VIII.She has been portrayed in film, television, plays, novels, songs, poems, and other creative forms many times, and as a result, she has stayed very much in popular memory.