...erine ent to live in ales, as as tradition for the heir to the throne. But, four months after the marriage began, it ended, ith the death of Arthur Prince of ales.A treaty as signed that ould allo Catherine to marry the next heir to the throne -- Prince Henry. Until then, Catherines parents, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain ould send over 100,000 crons orth of plate and gold as a edding gift and Henry ould pay the agreed upon dory. It as deemed necessary for a papal dispensation to be issued alloing Henry to marry Catherine, as she as his dead brothers ife, and this marriage as prohibited in Leviticus. At the time, and throughout her life, Catherine denied that her marriage to Arthur had even been consummated and given the boys health, that is most likely the case so no dispensation as needed. Hoever, both the parties in Spain and England anted to be sure of the legitimacy of the marriage, so permission from the pope as sought and received. This issue ould be very important during the Divorce and the Break ith Rome. The marriage still did not take place hoever. Henry VII had been slo to pay his part of the arrangement and her parents ere refusing to send the marriage portion of plate and gold. The stalemate continued until Henry VII died on April 22, 1509 and his son became Henry VIII. Henry as just shy of 18 years old hen he became king, and had been preparing for it from the time of his older brother Arthurs death. At this age, he as not the image that e usually call to mind hen e hear the name Henry VIII. He as not the overeight and ill man of his later years. In his youth, he as handsome and athletic. He as tall and had a bright red-gold cap of hair and beard, a far cry from the fat, balding and unhealthy man that is often remembered.Henrys marital career is probably the thing that he is most knon for. The story of HYPERLINK httptudorhistory.orgivesHenrys ives is told on their on pages.King Henry VIIIShortly after becoming king, Henry VIII took Catherine of Aragon as his bride. He inherited 1.5 million pounds from his father. There has probably been more interest in the ives of Henry VIII than in the King himself, although it is impossible not to onder about the man that brought these six omen together in history. Their lives ere all unique, yet all had fates ultimately decided by the same man. To ere divorced, ith one getting a much better deal than the other. To ere beheaded, one falsely accused, the other probably not. One died shortly after giving birth to the male heir Henry so desperately longed for. One survived as his ido. There has been some of discussion of the spelling of the ives names, especially ith regards to the three Catherines. It is not possible to say that any one spelling is correct or incorrect since in all cases, they each employed different spellings for their on names. Here is the convention I decided to use after reading Divorced, Beheaded, Survived A Feminist Reinterpretation of the ives of Henry VIII by Karen Lindsey Catherine of Aragon, Kathryn Hoard and Katherine Parr. This ay they can each be referred to ith little confusion.Divorce and ReformationCatherine ParrCatherine of Aragon as the youngest surviving child of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. She as born on the 16th of December 1485. As as common for princesses of the day, her parents almost immediately began looking for a political match for her. hen she as three year old, she as betrothed to Arthur, the son of Henry VII of England. Arthur as not even quite to at the time. hen she as almost 16, in 1501, Catherine made the journey to England. It took her three months, and her ships eathered several storms, but she safely made landfall at Plymouth on October 2, 1501. Catherine and Arthur ere married on 14 November 1501 in Old St. Pauls Cathedral, London. Catherine as escorted by the grooms younger brother, Henry. After the edding and celebrations, the young couple moved to Ludlo Castle on the elsh border. Less than six months later, Arthur as dead, possibly of the seating sickness. Although this marriage as short, it as very important in the history of England, as ill be apparent. Catherine as no a ido, and still young enough to be married again. Henry VII still had a son, this one much more robust and healthy than his dead older brother. The English king as interested in keeping Catherines dory, so 14 months after her husbands death, she as betrothed to the future Henry VIII, ho as too young to marry at the time. By 1505, hen Henry as old enough to ed, Henry VII asnt as keen on a Spanish alliance, and young Henry as forced to repudiate the betrothal. Catherines future as uncertain for the next four years. hen Henry VII died in 1509 and one of the ne young kings actions as to marry Catherine. She as finally croned Queen of England in a joint coronation ceremony ith her husband Henry VIII on June 24, 1509. Shortly after their marriage, Catherine found herself pregnant. This first child as a stillborn daughter born prematurely in January 1510. This disappointment as soon folloed by another pregnancy. Prince Henry as born on January 1, 1511 and the as christened on the 5th. There ere great celebrations for the birth of the young prince, but they ere halted by the babys death after 52 days of life. Catherine then had a miscarriage, folloed by a short-lived son. On February 1516, she gave birth a daughter named Mary, and this child lived. There ere probably to more pregnancies, the last recorded in 1518. Henry as groing frustrated by his lack of a male heir, but he remained a devoted husband. He had at least to mistresses that e kno of Bessie Blount and Mary Boleyn. By 1526 though, he had begun to separate from Catherine because he had fallen in love ith one of her ladies and sister of one of his mistresses Anne Boleyn. It is here that the lives of Henrys first and second ives begin to intereave. By the time his interest in Anne became common knoledge, Catherine as 42 years old and as no longer able to conceive. Henrys main goal no as to get a male heir, hich his ife as not able to provide. Somehere along the ay, Henry began to look at the texts of Leviticus hich says that if a man takes his brothers ife, they shall be childless. As evidenced above, Catherine and Henry ere far from childless, and still had one living child. But, that child as a girl, and didnt count in Henrys mind. The King began to petition the Pope for an annulment. At first, Catherine as kept in the dark about Henrys plans for their annulment. hen the nes got to Catherine, she as very upset. She as also at a great disadvantage since the court that ould decide the case as far from impartial. Catherine then appealed directly to the Pope, hich she felt ould listen to her case since her nephe as Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor. The political and legal debate continued for six years. Catherine as adamant in saying that she and Arthur, her first husband and Henrys brother, did not consummate their marriage and therefore...
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