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Description edit
Katharine of Aragon is a proud Spanish beauty who became Queen of England. From the moment of Katharine's betrothal to Arthur, Prince of Wales, she looked upon herself as the future Queen of England. But, Arthur died just after their marriage and it was as the wife of his brother, Henry VIII,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Katharine of Aragon: Queen of England, wife of Henry VIII, daughter of Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon
- Henry VIII: King of England, husband of Katherine
- Mary: Daughter and only child of Katharine and Henry VIII
- Maria de Salinas: Lady-in-waiting to Katherine and her life-long friend, later Lady Willoughby
- Joanna: Add a description of this character.
- Chapuys
- Anne Boleyn
- Dr. Abell
- Maria De Moreto
- Clement
- Charles
- Arthur
- Dr. De La Sa
- Your Grace
- Edmund
- Wolsey
- Norah Lofts
- Harry
- Francisco Filipez
- Montoya
- Campeggio
- Madam
- Philip
- Juan
- Cranmer
- Kate
- Ferdinand
- Cromwell
- Edward
- Margaret
- Tom
- Thomas
- Nan Bullen
- Claude
- Buckden
- Fisher
- Julius
- Jennie
- Pope
- Lady Willoughby
- Elizabeth
Quotes edit
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“It is plainly set down in Leviticus, if a man takes his brother's wife, they shall be childless.”
Henry VIII to Katherine of Aragon -
“For a King to have no child but a daughter is to be childless.”
Henry VIII to Katherine of Aragon
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- London
- Spain
- France
- Rome
- Kimbolton
- Prince Of Wales
- Suffolk
- Greenwich
- Richmond
- Castile
- Dr. Puebla
- Llandaff
- Portugal
- Canterbury
- Europe
- Court
- Ampthill
- Ludlow
- Chapel
- Norfolk
- Flanders
- Dover
- Windsor
- Cambrai
- Blackfriars
- Lady Salisbury
- The More
- Dunstable
- Huntingdon
- Northumberland
- York
- Doña Elvira
- Calais
- Hatfield
- Corunna
- Annecy
- Alhambra
- Heaven
- Italy
First Sentence edit
Mules, eveybody agreed, were more sure-footed, so Isabella of Spain rode on a mule, her heavily pregnant body wrapped in a rain-repellent leather cloak, on her head a hood of the same material, her feet encased in a pair of boots similar to those worn by foot soldiers.
Glossary edit
- Contumacious: Flagrantly disobedient or rebellious; persistently refusing to appear in court or to obey a court order without a good reason.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Tudor Historical Fiction. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Norah Lofts (Author)
First Edition edit
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ISBN: 978-0752439464
Page Count: 336
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ISBN: 978-0752439464
Page Count: 336
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- Dewey: 823.912
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