Entry into a Royal Household Jane Seymour entered the household of Catherine of Aragon at some point before the final collapse of the queen’s marriage to Henry VIII. The precise date of her appointment is…
A King’s Impatience In November 1501, after years of negotiation, repeated delays and careful diplomacy, the Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon finally reached English soil. She had landed at Plymouth in early October and made…
Arrival in a New Land When the fifteen-year-old Catalina of Aragon disembarked at Plymouth in October 1501 after a difficult sea voyage, she stepped into England not only as a diplomatic bride but as a…
Henry’s Love of Theatrical Gestures Henry VIII delighted in theatrical gestures. Throughout his youth and early reign he enjoyed elaborate masques, sudden appearances and romantic pranks. One of the most famous of these was the…
