When only fifteen, Catherine traveled to England to meet her promised husband. While still a toddler, Catherine was promised to the Prince of Wales, the son of Henry VII. It finally reveals to readers how Henry VIII's deep-seated desire to have a male heir created and destroyed six Queens of England.Ĭatherine of Aragon was the daughter of Catholic Kings of Spain, Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. The Wives of Henry VIII succeeds in destroying some of the misguided beliefs long held against many of these women and setting the record straight. Fraser discusses the failure of Henry's marriage to Anna of Cleves, the betrayal of Katherine Howard, and the final companionship Henry found with widow, Catherine Parr. Fraser looks at the divorce that Catherine of Aragon refused to accept for the remainder of her life, the lack of sons that led to Anne Boleyn's demise, and the celebrated birth of the first surviving son that made Jane Seymour the most beloved of all Henry's six wives. In this book, Fraser attempts to separate these six remarkable women from the husband who made them all famous. The Wives of Henry VIII is a study of the six wives of one of the most famous English kings by historical writer Antonia Fraser.
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