England’s first Queen regnant was born on 18 February 1516 to Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII of England, and she was to be their only child to survive infancy. She grew up under the pressure of several suitors, first to the French Dauphin and later to her first cousin Charles V. Mary was educated [read more]
The year 2016 is the 500th anniversary of the birth of England’s first undisputed Queen regnant, Mary I of England. History of Royal Women is going to celebrate this in style. We will begin next week with five articles dedicated to her, and after that, there will be at least one article every month on [read more]
Anna of Austria – El Escorial (San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain) Barbara of Portugal – Convent of the Salesas Reales (Madrid, Spain) Beatrice of Portugal – Monastery of Sancti Spiritus (Toro, Spain) Berengaria of Barcelona – Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, Spain) Berenguela of Castile – Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas (Burgos, Spain) Blanche of Bourbon – Monasterio de San Francisco de Jerez [read more]
I was lucky enough to receive a copy of this brand new book called ‘Henry VIII’s Last Love, The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Willoughby, Lady in Waiting to the Tudors’. I’m a big fan of the Tudor-era and I had actually read a bit about Katherine Willoughby beforehand. She’s also featured in the not so [read more]
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