As many of you may already know, King Henry VIII is my favorite monarch of the Tudor dynasty. If it wasn’t for his reign I do not believe the Tudors would be as popular as they are today. With the creation of Showtime’s THE TUDORS, many of us were aware of the name Henry VIII…
Hello! I have launched my second podcast! Creating these podcasts takes many hours of research and writing, not to mention the time it takes to record and edit the audio – with all that being said, I love producing these for you…I never thought I would say that. In order to continue making these podcasts and…
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When I read a book the most important thing to me is to see the characters come to life – to learn about what those people may have actually been and how they interacted with others. In this book, “Falling Pomegranate Seeds,” we learn not only about Katherine of Aragon, who going forward we’ll refer…
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Henry’s Court in 1510: Luis Caroz was Spanish ambassador to England as a representative of Ferdinand of Aragon. It was his job to inform Ferdinand of what was going on in England, at Henry’s court, and to speak on his behalf. As Ferdinand’s daughter, Catalina (Katherine) was the queen consort of Henry VIII, it was…
Death of a Queen Consort After the death of his wife and queen consort (Elizabeth of York), Henry VII grieved for a long period of time. Unlike numerous monarchs before him Henry appears to have loved his wife deeply. The two had grown very fond of each other over their marriage, and had experienced extreme…
Early on in her marriage with the King of England Katherine of Aragon found herself very loyal to Spain and her father, Ferdinand of Aragon. Author, Alison Weir states in her book The Six Wives of Henry VIII, that Katherine greatly influenced her husband on the interests of Spain – sometimes more than the interests of…
