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You are: half Queen Elizabeth I and half Catherine of Aragon
Two quite different women: one was the daughter of the other's rival; one was loyal to the Church of Rome and the other helped to define the Church of England:
Queen Elizabeth I of England, the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Henry had Anne executed, after dissolving their marriage, charging her with infidelity (and more). Elizabeth ruled in her own right, after the death of her sister, Mary. Her motto was "Always the Same."
Catherine of Aragon was the daughter of Queen Isabella I of Spain and her husband and co-ruler, King Ferdinand. Promised in marriage to the heir to the Tudor throne, prince Arthur, she married Arthur's brother Henry after Arthur died. Her failure to have sons meant Henry looked elsewhere for a wife. He broke from the Church of Rome in order to end his marriage to Catherine, who continued her own devotion to Catholicism and passed that commitment on to her daughter, the future Queen Mary I ("Bloody Mary"). Her motto was "Humble and Loyal."
Learn more about Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine of Aragon:
- Queen Elizabeth I of England>
- Picture of Queen Elizabeth I
- About Mary I of England
- Isabella I of Spain
- Tudor Queens, Women of Tudor England
- Medieval and Renaissance Women Rulers
- British Women's History
Picture adapted from a public domain image, modifications © 2004 Jone Johnson Lewis. Licensed to About.com.
