History Dispatches

Divorce of Catherine of Aragon

18 min • 15 maj 2025

Catherine of Aragon and Henry the VIII have one of the most important marriages, and divorces in history. But why did it take Henry separating England from the Catholic Church to do something as simple as a divorce? Turns out Cathrine was a shrewd and feisty woman that did everything to protect her position. This is the story of the divorce of Cathrine of Aragon.


Sources


"Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of Henry VIII" by Giles Tremlett

Katherine of Aragon: https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/katherine-of-aragon/#gs.ln8ows

Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catherine_of_Aragon_(1485-1536).jpg


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