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You are: Catherine of Aragon
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 Catherine of Aragon:
- About Mary I of England
- Isabella I of Spain
- Tudor Queens, Women of Tudor England
- Medieval and Renaissance Women Rulers
- British Women's History
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