do you ever make documentaries about historical figures in the arts? writers, artists, musicians etc. or do you mostly focus on military leaders and royals? would be cool to see a bit more variety. keep up the good work!
I'm sure she would have liked the description as "badass" lol. In addition, no one in Europe was higher born than Queen Katherine. The Spanish Royal family had the highest prestige of all the courts of Europe. I believe she remained the most popular among the English public, who never stopped regarding her as the rightful Queen.
Out of all of Henry’s wives, Catherine of Aragon is the one my heart goes out to the most. By all accounts, she loved Henry, she really did. And in the beginning, he loved her too. (mind you, he was a major horn dog, but at the end of the day it was Catherine he loved) But his obsession with having a male heir left him bitter towards her and then he just cast her aside like an old glove. He broke her heart then rubbed salt in the wound by forbidding her from seeing Mary, her only living child, again. From loving husband to heartless bastard.
Even though his obsession had historical reasons as the last time a woman became the official queen of England was Matilda, who had lost her crown eventually, he should see the irony that it were his daughters that were the most well known rulers out of his children not his son.
Pfft Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard had way more tragic fates...most tragic was Catherine Howard in my opinion...its chilling how some accounts call her begging for her life in Hampton court....being just a child
She was a strong woman of principle, values and religious belief. This was an age where a woman, any woman, could be dismissed and put to death by a simple allegation. She held her ground, even when she was not "Queen". I have a lot of admiration for her.
@Star Catherine of Aragon was never going to be one of the commoners. She was literally a princess of a dynasty that was absolutely prestigious. Spain was conquering America in 1530 during the divorce. England would only have a colony in 1607, 70 years and an entire lifetime after her. The literal pope was militarily threatened by her family. Did Henry VIII conquer any territory? Was England expanding during his time? The answer is no, so why would a woman whose pedigree overshadowed her husband’s bend over?
@Star Don't forget Catherine had more of a claim to the throne then Henry did. She was a descendent of Henry III from an older, legitimate son. And she was more successful in war than Henry.
Catherine of Aragon was the most beautiful of Henry VIII's wives and also the bravest, most intelligent and strongest. She really was the only one of his wives that openly defied Henry. She could have easily accepted a deal and retired to a landed estate and quietly faded away but instead she remained true to herself and her faith. She certainly wanted to ensure her daughter's future.
It always annoys me how Hollywood so often portrays Catherine of aragon as a brunette with brown eyes and looking much older than Henry VIII. Catherine was a beautiful fair skinned, blue eyed and a redhead. She was also only 5 and a half years older then Henry and the closet to him in age then his other wives. As historically inaccurate as The Spanish princess is at least they picked an an actress that looked the part, the beautiful Charlotte Hope.
I really liked that show though! It really gives you a little glimpse into what life was like back then and who Catharine was. Better to watch that than some other crappy show that you waste your time on watching 😂 At least TSP made me look up this video and actually learn something about our real life lol.
I think each of them had good qualities in their own right considering that none of them had much control over their own lives. They were, including Anne Boleyn, pawns in their families chess games!
Because of the cable series The Spanish Princess I became enthralled with Catherine of Aragon. Although there were many creative liberties taken with her story it shows her determination and her almost warrior-like heart and the rich background from which she came. I loved her.
i doubt that coz everything happens for a reason... its like what if Diana didn't marry Charles... could they be happily married individually or could she still be alive? i like how everything unfolds, it made history colorful.
@@sagahallkvist5032 Quite a fascinating thought. Henry being such an overwhelming character, we've relegated poor Arthur to being a mere footnote. Things would be profoundly different if he'd lived & especially if he produced an heir that continued the Tudor line. Would the Stuarts have ever come into it? Interesting.
And what if Henry Tudor had not successfully usurped the throne from Richard III who had a far greater right to it? Richard was a forward thinker who wanted to modernise the administration of the Kingdom. It's though this threatened the Barons which is why they pulled their support at the last minute. Even so, he was actually winning Bosworth field until Henry Tudor got, well, lucky. Thousands of lives and irreplaceable North Western European Renaissance art work, Abbey's and Churches would have been spared had it not been for Henry. There would have been no Reformation for a start because we would probably have remained Catholic
Of all Henry VIII"s wives, this one will always be my favorite for many reasons. One of which is how valiantly she fought against her husband. In spite of politics, truth still remains truth and even politics, which only can cover up truth cannot be denied.
Oh Katherine, my most favourite of Henry's wives. She was everything a good renaissance Queen should have been: perfect bloodline/pedigree, kind, pious, intelligent, politically astute with a kind temperament. She deserved so much better than what she got. RIP to a real Queen in every single way ❤
Poor woman was not allowed to marry the older man of her choosing and was instead forced to become a pedophile and have sex with and marry underage boys. Then having her children die and her surviving daughter be kept from her... her life was quite tragic. If only she had been allowed to remain in Spain and marry the man of her choosing and avoid all of this suffering.
@@EmilyGloeggler7984 Catherine was not a pedo.She married Henry's older brother who was 15,she was the same age. She married Henry at 23 and he was days away from his 18h birthday.
Katherine of Aragon is by far my favourite of Henry’s wives. She was intelligent, strong and formidable. She fought long and hard for her daughter to be in the line of succession. She was an amazing woman. ❤
Just when I stopped searching for nice documentary about my favorite Queen, you guys made this wonderful masterpiece.👍🏽 I am definitely subscribing! Thank you so much for this! ❤️ There are so many shows and documentaries about Anne but not so many about Catherine, who fought all her life with unfair circumstances and truly deserved to be remembered.💐
as shadowy as her true history is Caterina of Aragon was by far one of the Best Queens in history! she was the epitome of a Devout, chaste and mixed with intelligence and tenacity I wish we knew more about her than her being painted as Henrys thorn! she is owed so much more! i would love to learn much more about her as i can as ive followed and been enamored with royal family lines for most of my life! Caterina was a jewel in the crown of Britian but because of her attachments she did not shine as much as she very, very well could have!
This was perhaps the most understandable and clear recording of events I have watched and I have been studying this historic period for 10 years. Even so, this video clarified some points for me. You have done an outstanding job. Your voice and style of narration is so easy to listen to. I look forward to watching the rest of the videos. Thank you!
Katherine proved herself to not only be Henry's equal - she was indeed his superior. Although I sometimes wish, for her sake, she had given in to Henry's wishes - I can understand why she refused to bend to his will.
Royal lives always have the potential to be in danger and illegitimate children may not be as protected in the end especially since the Tudor line had challengers. She had no choice but to be a strong mother to help ensure the survivability of her only surviving child . The world may have been completely different however if her daughter continued the Spanish line in a male heir which as we know never happened instead she suffered in the end believing she was pregnant ( speaking about Mary) She did realize before death that she wasn’t pregnant but the end of her life was completely miserable.
Thank you, this was a lovely video honouring Catherine who so deserved it. She was good queen to Henry and Anne of Cleves would have been suitable for him as well. Both women were born noble and knew what was expected them. Of course, Catherine was of much higher status. She showed much courage and , her, still kept her devotion to Henry. I’d love to visit Peterborough cathedral to honour her grave. 👵👵👵👵🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I am really inspired by her, fighting till her death for something that was right and she still stayed graceful in midst of all the trouble she went through, what a wonderful woman
Wow! I was literally about to comment on the last one I watched asking if you had any plans to have an episode about Catherine of Aragon and or her parents, Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. A GIANT THANK YOU for reading my mind. Lol
Although many say that Anne Boleyn was a woman ahead of her time, the one who really was is Catherine. She was the daughter of a warrior queen and the most powerful in Europe in her time, she saw how her mother conquered cities, kingdoms, subdued the nobility, discovered a new world and dictated the first human rights for Native Americans. Catherine was educated like a prince and was the one who introduced education for women in England. She defended her daughter's right to inherit the throne as was the case in Spain, she led an army and defeated a king, she was the first female ambassador from Europe. What more does it take to be a woman ahead of her time? Destroy a marriage by seducing a man to come to power? Is that being advanced? Please do the biography of Isabel I of Castile... As far as possible, without the black legend and the lies about the Spanish Inquisition or the alleged Spanish "genocide" in America
Genocide of Latin American indigenous peoples was no lie. You may want to look more closely at history in each conquered country to fully grasp what happened.
I can’t imagine what Catherine thought of Henry Fitzroy. It wasn’t his fault but he was probably a painful reminder of his stepmother’s struggles to provide the heir that Henry was so obsessed with
Henry VIII rubbed her nose in it where his son Henry Fitzroy was concerned, I imagine she held her dignity about it in public and cursed her husband in private, not the boy.
I can say the difference between her and Anne was that she came from one of the most powerful families w/in Europe. Henry was literally scared of her, which was why he only divorced her and didn't have her beheaded like Anne. Anne understood the plight of Catherine later on and only then did she even learn her lesson. I think after a time, she wished that he'd divorced her like he did Catherine, but her had her executed.... I have no sympathy for Anne Boleyn b/c of the pain that she'd caused Mary & Catherine.... But in way, her own death was a kind of karma.
@@jeanettesarnella9278 she was not the sovereign of England, not Queen by her own right as much as I would’ve loved that. She was married to be a Queen first to Prince Arthur and later to kInG Henry VIII :)
I love Catherine! She unfortunately was treated so poorly because HE couldn't produce a male heir! To keep her from her daughter was cruel. He really was a horrible man. They blame a jousting accident but I think he was horrible to begin with.
I don’t think you should completely rule out the jousting accident. He was in a comma for hours afterwards, which is a clear sign of serous head trauma that possibly contributed to a dramatic personality shift.
HE could actually. It was her misfortune that their son, Henry, Duke of Cornwall died in 1511, shortly after birth, and that a woman ruler in C16th England was deemed undesirable. Ironically, both his daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, succeeded their half brother, Edward V1. All died childless. Henry was all powerful and anyone who opposed him, paid the penalty, usually death. It is also worth noting, that both Mary and Elizabeth, although restored to the Succession, remained illegitimate. Henry only recognised two marriages as lawful, that to Jane Seymour and to Catherine Parr. He annulled the other four. It is understandable why Catherine remained defiant, but like many others, became a casualty once Henry became Supreme Head of the English Church.
A strong, intelligent and very well educated woman who had the misfortune to be born in a time when a woman's worth was determined by her ability to bear children. In another era, she would have been a successful Queen or a noted leader. Instead, she was forced to dedicate her energies to simply keeping her head above water. As for Henry, it never occurred to anyone that maybe the reason he couldn't produce a male heir had something to do with him being a morbidly obese man with an open sore in his leg that would ooze pus for most of his life. Instead, she was repressed and he launched a religious war that would have ramifications to this day. The ultimate irony is that despite all the pain and blood that Henry unleased over the issue of a male heir, upon Henry's death, (and Mary's,) England would be ruled by Elizabeth I: the greatest British Monarch there ever was.
Poor woman was not allowed to marry the older man of her choosing and was instead forced to become a pedophile and have sex with and marry underage boys. Then having her children die and her surviving daughter be kept from her... her life was quite tragic. If only she had been allowed to remain in Spain and marry the man of her choosing and avoid all of this suffering.
Always been fascinated by Queen Catherine. Many times growing up i had stood at her grave not knowing her story . Simply interesting and a very strong person she was by historical accounts
This is by far the best documentary about Catherine of Aragon I have ever watched. What a remarkable woman she was, a real role model to us. Greetings from Romania ❤
Great episode! As much as I enjoy these royal dynasty documentaries, I often find them hard to follow if you don't hang on every word as to who is who with all the IVs, VIs and IIIs. This one, however, I find easy flowing and comprehensible; not just a long list of names.
Funny; I, too, found it hard to follow; all of a sudden King Charles the V or whatever became King of Spain; whatever happened to Charles the I, II, II, or maybe I just can't keep track.
Queen Isabella is epic. It wasn't too long after she married Ferdinand that she fell out of trust with him and purposely axed him out of any political control. Only placating him via allowing him on paper to be her equal. He never was.
I wonder how much information on Juana is actually available. "The victor writes the history" holds true. Who could have written a factual telling of the events surrounding Juana's nightmarish life ?
@@PilarGuer well, sure. There are always plenty of books...likewise for Richard III. I was wondering how much TRUE i formation was available. She is known as "Juana the Mad". Was she actually insane, or was she swept aside by greedy men ?
@@leanie5234 The problem is not that there is or is not true, the problem is the point of view of each historian. The key is to read authors recognized for their work as a historian, and read divergent opinions. In the end you have your own image, your point of view. In order to understand Queen Juana, I also read works that do not focus on her, but on a problem she faced (for example Los Comuneros) to see how she would react. I hope I have helped you! 🙂
@@leanie5234 oh! From my point of view, she was crazy... She probably started with a simple depression that degenerated into something more serious. Some people talk about bipolar disorder. But it is only my opinion!
Out of all of Henry’s wives, the one my heart goes out to the most is Catherine of Aragon. By all accounts, she loved Henry, she really did. And by all accounts (in the beginning) he loved her too. Yeah, he was a major horn dog, but Catherine was the one who had his heart. But “her” failure to give him a male heir left him bitter towards her and he just cast her aside like an old glove. He broke her heart, humiliated her, and worst of all, forbid her from seeing Mary, her only living child, again.
Didn't Catherine of Aragon take after her mother!! In Catherine's younger years she looked just like her. I'm not fond of the portrait that we most often see of Catherine, because it was painted when she was old, or at least, old by the standards of the day. She was probably only about 40, but Catherine had grown stout and plain looking due to her many pregnancies, and all the stress she endured because of her inability to give birth to a son. But, she had been VERY pretty in her youth and my favourite painting of Catherine is the one that was painted during her 20's. She was no longer a child bride, but a very attractive young woman. I would love to get a print of it. She was a very good Queen as well, and Henry VIII must have trusted her judgement because, whenever he had to leave England, he always made Catherine his Regent. Which meant that she ruled over England in his absence. She was very tough really, because on one occasion, when Henry was away at war, Catherine oversaw another battle which was won by the English side, and Catherine wanted to send Henry the severed head of his vanquished rival. However, she was gently told that this was "not the English way of doing things"!!!! LOL 😆😆😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣 So, Catherine might be spoken of today as being a victim and so on, but I like to think of her as a Warrior Queen. Love from Amanda in Australia ❤️
Neither was in Spain... it was not a barbaric kingdom... they didnt send heads to each other. That is most likely a rumour. The Spanish at the time were more civilized than the English.
Why do people always portray Katherine of Aragon with dark hair ? Her coloring was extremely fair . Her hair was a reddish blonde , her skin was very white .
I love catherine When henry was trying to divorce her for ann catherine made a stand and said a famous speech "Sir, I beseech you for all the love that hath been between us, let me have justice and right, take of me some pity and compassion, for I am a poor woman, and a stranger, born out of your dominion." This is where she was pleading proudly to the people of the court
Great documentary about Catherine of Aragon. Well done. I greatly admire her! The best Queen and wife for Henry VIII. She was treated horribly. Imagine not being able to see your own daughter. 😢
I always found it strange that Katherine was never taught to speak English as a child, even though she was engaged to be married to Arthur when she was 3 years old. She learned many other languages, but not the language spoken in the country she would be spending her life in.
Because alliances could shift at any given circumstance. For example, if Perkin Warbeck deposed the Tudors, then Catherine learning English would have been pointless since she’d never be a queen there. If Arthur died before her marriage, what is the point of English since Catherine could have married another foreign prince? It was practical to learn English after the fact of being married to it.
@@8698gil It was fashionable back then to learn French and Latin. English, not at all. Think about how England’s population was 2.5 million during Catherine’s time, while Spain stood at 5 million. Meanwhile France had a whopping 15 million. Of course French was absolutely the language you needed to learn.
@@versenelol5083 I do agree that French and Latin were a part of the education of the upper classes at the time, but they knew she would be living in England for the rest of her life. Still doesn't make sense to me that she wouldn't have been tutored in the language she would need to know to live there.
Katherine was a brilliant Queen, intelligent, devoted, fierce, loving, and determined. The was, indeed, the daughter is the 2 greatest monarchs the world have ever known. ❤❤👏 History has not given her the full credit she deserves. Salutations from, USA.
This is a very well written, illustrated and narrated documentary. Catherine was a strong women, intelligent, well-educated, trained to be a self-sufficient manager of state. She was not the only such woman of her type to enter into Henry's clutches, such as Elizabeth I, and there were others as well. Modern women should be educated to revere these remarkable women as their models. I would vastly prefer Elizabeth I or Catherine of Aragon as a benevolent monarch to rule over America as opposed to the 545 politicians in Washington today. It was Elizabeth I who said, "I will not punish men for their thoughts, rather only for their deeds" on the subject of religious executions by fire.
@@agushll74 Don't let the facts stand in the way of a good story I guess, though I recognized plenty when watching this video. Anyway, they casted a really attractive Catherine for the production who did a great job of portraying a determined yet vulnerable and at times desperate Catherine making the historical character that much more interesting.
Goodness, how do you guys record?? The audio is so crisp and loud which is really nice for balancing to my needs while doing work and other multitasking. I guess that might be because it's not from old television (I think?) but I wanted to compliment that because I appreciate it.
Never understood why Catalina de Aragon wasn’t taught English before leaving Spain. Especially since she betrothed as a toddler 🤯. Outstanding documentary ♥️
@@cynthiatowers1038 Because alliances could shift at any given circumstance. For example, if Perkin Warbeck deposed the Tudors, then Catherine learning English would have been pointless since she’d never be a queen there. If Arthur died before her marriage, what is the point of English since Catherine could have married another foreign prince? It was practical to learn English after the fact of being married to it.
i greatly enjoyed this, learned plenty of new information and it was very well presented and easy to follow. The hard work and effort is greatly appreciated.
Henry was a beast , he had such intelligent faithful and adoring wife. From a powerful family who always supported him. The way he treated her truly shows me the man was a Tyrant
I very much recommend The Tudors, Maria Doyle Kennedy played the best Catherine. She captures the strength and the dignity and later bore the indignation and humiliation like a true heroine. It’s heartbreaking to watch her trust and love shattered and thrown away over the only reason for it all: he wanted a son. The “great matter” that destroyed so many lives. Catherine of Aragon will live on forever as the only one who could outshine Henry, and he knew it.
As Catherine was the daughter of a powerful Queen, she wouldn’t have had the same doubts about a girl inheriting the English throne as Henry would have had. England had never had a Queen before.
We almost had one @Jasper. Henry I had two illegitimate children however his son drowned leaving his daughter as heir. A cousin Stephen of Blois challenged the claim which ended up in civil war between the two which was settled when Stephen agreed to make Matildas son his heir. This was what future monarchs feared, more foreign claims to the throne resulting in war
Catherine of Aragon was a true daughter of her parents Isabela and Ferdinand and I always felt sorry for her.Henry's obsession with having the male heir and the fact that they always blame woman for all the failures were responsible for her downfall.When last year I had visited Alhambra and Granada I was thinking about her,how she probably missed sunny Andalucia in England.
She was the only wife of Henry's wives that had a very clear notion of her position in life and time. Her arguments were in concordance with times. how different history would be if she had had am heir to the throne
Can you do George Wallace? He is a great case study of a populist thriving within the United States. Going from moderate to radical segregationist back to moderate would be very fascinating
In fact the laws of the Crown of Aragon and Crown of Castile remained separate until the new “planta” decrees established by king Philip V, who won the War of Spanish Succesion in early 1700, (although the Crowns were ruled by a single monarch since Joanna the mad in 1516). People of the territories of the Crown of Aragon, (Kingdoms of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca and Principality of Catalonia) gave support to the archduke Charles of Austria. So with the decrees Philip V abolished all the laws remaining in these territories (the Kingdom of Valencia had its own laws called “els furs”) imposing the laws of Castile at that time (1707-1714), creating a Spanish state and Spanish citizenship as we know nowadays and abolishing all legal distinctions between the Castilians and the Aragonese. And for the people of the Crown of Aragon was like lose their identity. We still commemorate those who fought against Philip V in the Battle of Almansa the 25th of April 1707 and other battles. In Valencia and Majorca they are known as “maulets”. (“botiflers” those who support Philip V). And although the new bourbon king promised to return our own laws it was never happened.
Catherine the one with integrity and scruples. Makes me wonder how much this time and all Henry’s conniving lead to the eventual atrocities of religious war between Catholic and Protestants.
KOA: Kept everything together or tired to for her and her daughter. Also one of my nieces is named Katherine - Spanish sound Catalina-. Henry VIII- So heartless, wanting everything just so for him. I think his moods mainly had to do with all the head trauma he had due to a jousting accident. Mainly he was a hell of terror towards his wives - one got off easier-, -one passed in childbed fever-. One source says ' He's like a mad bear, snapping and growling at his servitors and advisors.'
Yes! I really wish more historians would mention this completely reasonable and valid point. If you look at his behavior, decisions and treatment of those around him before and after clearly his personality became much darker after the head trauma. He turned into an absolute short-tempered tyrant and because of this I actually have some compassion for Henry.
It's unlikely Harry would have had the nerve to behead Katherine, given the position of her relatives. Her nephew was considerably more powerful than Henry. Also, Katherine was well loved by the citizens of England.
Katherine was certainly intelligent and strong. But I cannot help wondering if it might have been easier for her if she had accepted 'the great matter' and attempted to negotiate a happier, freer, yet politically relevant role in life for herself. Of course, there is really no way of knowing if Henry would have considered that. It seems to me she must have had a very sad life overall.
I watch a lot of biographies oh, I love your Channel. The fact that you can keep all this straight in your head amazes me. It is e like a chess game played on the World stage
