Queen Catherine of Aragon 

Catherine was so underrated. She literally won a battle WITHOUT Henry, and just because she didn't give birth to a living son (She actually bore a son but he died, he wasn't healthy), so HENRY didn't even have validation she couldn't birth sons. SHE COULD, they just didn't live to see it, because they died soon after. He didn't even help her see Mary on her deathbed, that's just savage, and Henry is terrible for that. King Henry literally insulted and violated Mary's freedom and her gender by saying "Oh, my wife was childless because I married her when she was my brother's widow" when he had a perfectly healthy daughter and forced her to sign the annulment papers. What a messed up, arcanely torturous man. I'd say that Queen Catherine was one of the best, if not THE best, of Henry's wives.

She was the Princess Diana of that time. Perfect to be a Queen of her country and people, but wasn't lucky in love.

She was such a baddie. I hate how everyone gives anne boleyn more praise & attention. Catherine didn't deserve all the pain she went through and it's sad no one gives her any credit

Henry was a terrible person and he definitely didn’t deserve any of his wives, especially Catherine. I feel so bad for her and her daughter Mary..

Catherine was a strong women and I believe she deserved better All his wives deserved better

Catalina de Aragón was a brave and strong woman. She was wise as she was educated to be a Queen, she even went to battle full armoured and won the war. She deserved a better husband.

her mistreatment still hurts my heart

I don't understand how anyone that knows Catherine's story can call Anne iconic. Catherine was the queen of people's hearts.

Neither of Henry’s “healthy” sons lived past their teen years. Also The battle Katherine fought against Scotland likely caused her premature labor in that pregnancy. Henry’s parents were third cousins and Katherine’s parents were first cousins, so the inbreeding probably didn’t help. Henry himself was descended from three of Edward III’s sons and all six of his wives were descended from Henry III.

Catherine was beautiful, intelligent, highly educated, brave, loyal and humble. She was groomed to be Queen from infancy. She was a wonderful wife, Mother and Queen. She rode into battle while pregnant to protect her adopted country. She faced Henry's wrath until her death for the sake of her faith and her daughter's legitimacy. I love her and she is my favorite of all Henry's wives. She is still loved to this day, and people still bring little gifts to her grave. What better epitaph than that?

Actually both of his surviving sons had poor health and died young, so it’s very plausible to believe Henry was at fault for not producing a male heir.

The Pope: Henry, you cant just divorce your wi- Henry: **change team**

Poor Catherine..She really was treated terribly (as was Mary) by Henry and Anne. It's easy to forget how many people suffered so Henry&Anne could be together, including Catherine. Yet, She endured. She was an amazing Woman and a true Queen. R I P Catherine

Half this series is just gonna be Henry's exes

Although I love Elizabeth I and the Church of England, Catherine of Aragon was always Henry's true wife and what he did doomed himself and his children's' legacies!

She really was a paragon of everything. I always get amazed about her victory against Scotland while fully pregnant.

It’s so sad that Catherine punished herself for Henry treating her the way he did. She deserved so much better then to punish herself for the kings behavior.

Being from Catalonia, Spain ( a former historic region of Aragon) I have never been more proud to have a figure like her represent us.

Thank you for this very lovely portrayal of Catherine of Aragon. A couple of notes: The first portrait you show of young Catherine is disputed; it is more likely one of Catherine's older sisters. Catherine did command the Battle of Flodden but did not actually ride into battle. Young Arthur's boast is not contemporary with Arthur. It was entered as testimony during the Annulment, more than 2 decades later, from biased and pressured witnesses and is therefore to be taken with a grain of salt. One of the main reasons that the death of Isabel was a disaster for Catherine is that Fernando's power was more than halved: he was king consort in Castile, and Isabel's death meant he lost all legal authority in Castile to Juana and Philip the Handsome. Fernando battled and schemed his way back to power, but this was not a foregone conclusion, and with Fernando king only of Aragon and parts of Italy, Catherine's stock as a bride was also much reduced. The portrait you show at the point of Henry preparing to propose to Catherine is actually of Juana. The pomegranate is also the symbol of Granada (which translates into "pomegranate") and therefore was of additional significance to Catherine. The wearing of yellow remains ambiguous; in Spain executioners did, at times, wear yellow, but it's worth noting that, in Spain, when someone of importance died, the colors of mourning most often referenced are white and black. Thank you again for this sympathetic and thoughtful portrait of Catherine.

Imagine how European history would have been changed if little Henry had survived. It’s fun to wonder

Henry is lucky that Catherine didn't destroy him

The health condition Henry likely had doesn't mean you can't have boys, it just makes it much less likely and the boys that do result from the marriage are more likely to have health issues. Like Henry that died in infancy and Edward that died at 15. Anne also had a stillborn boy. Elizabeth and Mary were relatively healthy though, except for Mary's menstrual issues.

this lady has taught me more history than 2 years of history class

You could do videos about: Isabella II os Spain Mary of Burgundy Bona Sforza Mary Queen of Scots Anne Queen of Great Britain Anna I of Poland Maria I of Portugal Isabeau of Bavaria

if henry wasnt so set on having a male heir who knows what marys reign would have been like

Finally, Catalina (Catherine) was my favorite queen out of all of the queens!

That’s my mother!

Catherine of Aragon was definitely a wonderful queen both because of her noble status and her competences as king deputy. What happened to her is pure tragedy and unjust.

its nice to actually see people talk about the other Tudor queens besides Anne Boleyn for a change

It really makes you wonder how many of her children could’ve been saved if she had access to modern medicine

My sister in Law was a great wife,strong women love her ❤️

Catherines life was kind of a tragedy. Atleast her only child got to be Queen. Thx for the vid ^^

OMG I love Catherine of Aragon! She was just too good for Henry! 💖

When’s Queen Freddie Mercury?

She was so perfect. If she was a descendent to the british throne, she could be the best queen of England, more successful and popular than Elizabeth l.

My favorite queen. Hands down. I will be watching this five dozen times.

I’m always excited for my weekly history lesson from you! Excellent work!

Anne of Cleves got off lucky

Castile is pronounced as “ Casteel “ there’s no “ lay “ at the end of the sound.

Thank you Lindsay!💕 I was waiting for this video💕

I’ve been waiting for this!!! Love Queen Catalina!

The series, "The Spanish Princess" finally brings her story to the general public and all the injustices she endured. But for serious minded historians much of the series is historically inaccurate. Catherine never rode into battle.

One of your best videos! Also, I loved your selection of background music too. Great job 🤗👍🏾

Love these videos! ❤ Thank you for making them 😁

I've been waiting for this one!!!

The scripture applies to a man not marrying his *living* brother's wife. It was actually common practice for a man to marry his deceased brother's wife in the Jewish culture since that meant she was protected.

I’ve been rewatching The Tudor’s and then I found your channel and have been watching all the videos relating to Henry VII of yours!!! They are all so interesting!!!

I would love to see a video on Elizabeth Woodville, all the story on how she got to be queen 👑

I think Catherine of Aragon is one of my favorite wives (I’m not like those people who completely favor their favorite and leave their non-favorites out of their whole lives). She would have been granted a wonderful and better life than what was given to her if only Prince Arthur had lived.

Since I’m a Spanish speaker I just can’t get over Lindsay’s pronunciation of Castile/Castilla. If you are an English speaker it’s pronounced [ka-steel] for Castile! If you are a Spanish speaker it’s pronounced [kahs-tee-yah] for Castilla!

I love these videos! Any time I get a notification o drop everything and watch!!

Such an inspiration, I really like her story and the video. She deserved much more like so many other women in history. Kisses from Brazil❤❤

So you read a Bible verse That I’m cursed Because I was your brothers wife You say it’s a pity Cos quoting Leviticus Means I’ll end up kiddiless all my life But Daddy weren’t you there When I gave birth to Mary (oh, hi Baby) Daughters are so easy to forget

I absolutely love these series !!!

All Henry's wives deserved better, including Catherine. She was so amazing and unique

I knew Catherine would be in the comments!

I always love your vids thank you for your hard work😁

Great video!! 😍😍😍 I love Catherine so much, she's my all time favorite historical figure 💕💓

Oh my thank you for the video! Loved it so much!

YESSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!

You did such a great job on this! Thank you for being one of my all time favorite youtubers. I show you to both my friends and my high school students. 💜 Complete change of subject, but would you ever consider doing a deep dive into Prince Eddy (Albert Victor) or other royals who were supposed to rule but died before they could be crowned? I love imagining alternate timelines like that, and it’s fascinating.

Very sad to see how back then (and still now) woman were only liked and respected when they were useful to produce offsprings and disposed off when they can not anymore. Catherine had to publically declare that she had not consummated her marriage with prince Arthur in order to keep her position while Henry was courting every woman in England and no one blinked an eye. Henry would not allow Catherine to ever see her daughter, humiliated her by invalidating their marriage and child and banished her from court just because she was infertile.

Ugh, why am I so obsessed with history! I love love love your channel.

I love how Henry didn't want a woman on the throne because the last one lost the throne, meanwhile lots of kings of England lost their thrones left and right every decade or so

I’ve heard it’s likely that Mary had endometriosis which caused her chronic pelvic pain and horrible periods. If that’s the case, it’s highly likely that Catherine had it too which could definitely explain the miscarriages and infertility.

I've read an article once thean sad thean: a genetic condition Carried by Hennry, caused the body of his wifes to see the fetus as a parassite After the 1st pregnasy, and attacking It, if the baby didn't die before he/She was Born, and even if It was Born alive it's unlikely thean It coud Survive very long. This coud also explain why Mary I use to be pretty sick, even if She was lucky and Survived her First years.

Queen Catherine of England was born Princess Catherine of Aragon

I was just researching about her! And then this comes out, how awesome!

The Pommergrande is the symbol of the Catholic Monarchs because the city of "Granada" (so important for the Catholic Monarchs) literally means "Pommergrenade" in Spanish.

Me, a Spaniard: _Wait! What? Yellow is the mourning colour? What? No way!_ I think you are mistaken, black is the mourning colour, yellow gives bad luck.

Yes!!!!!! One of my favorite women in history I love her I’m so excited thank you you made my day!!!!!

Finally i have been waiting for this video on my favorite queen

Catherine of Aragon was the most beautiful, most intelligent and bravest of Henry VIII's queens. She could well have easily accepted Henry's offers, retired to houses, wealth, etc.and anonymity and quietly stepped out of the picture. Instead she openly fought and defied Henry, stayed true to herself and her religion and refused to stay silent. She also would not compromise her daughter's future. It's a great shame that despite her strong connections to other powerful European leaders they ultimately turned their backs on her. She strikes me as an incredibly strong woman of great moral character. Anne Boleyn on the other hand was a selfish, calculating, shrewish golddigger whose ambitions ultimately backfired on her. Rest in Peace, Catherine O woman of incredible virtue and strength!

Love you Lindsay! :D

i am so happy i found your channel now its gonna be way more fun to do history homework you have saved my grades

Amazing video, as always! Are you planning or have thought of doing a video on Swedish royal history?

THANK YOU!!

Poor Arthur such a shame thanks for video keeping me going through all this madness xxx

I’ve been waiting for this 😭❤️✨ if possible I would love a video on Queen Mary I ❤️❤️✨

0:31 that’s Juana of Castile (juana the mad)

Another great video. I would make but one recommendation: either use the English pronunciation on Castile (KAH-stil), or the Spanish Castilla (kahs-TEE-jah). Looking forward to more content.

the last time i was here this early anne boleyn had her head

I loved this video. Thank you so much. I would look forward to know about Catherine's sisters!

Does she not read the comments? So many comments on the last video tried to gently notify her of her butchering the pronunciation of Castile.

Love your videos!

Henry VIII: The Bible says it's a sin to marry your brother's widow! Catherine of Aragon: You mean the same Bible that says it's a sin to commit adultery? Henry VIII: *anachronistic Pikachu face*

Yes finally. Thank you so much

Just LOOOVE your videos ❤️

These videos are so well researched, thankyou!

One of the finest Queens and woman i know. She's a legend and a Paragon

Great video! Thank you 😊

I’ve been wanting this for awhile and got really excited to see this on my feed. I think at some point you should do a video on the children and grandchildren of Isabella and Ferdinand. It would be messier than the Queen Victoria and Christian IX videos because of the constant intermarrying. But I think their descendants deserve to shine, even though you already did videos of Catherine and Joanna. Also if you want to read more about Catherine and Joanna, I highly recommend Sister Queens by Julia Fox.

Yes I've been waiting for this! Could you do her daughter Mary next? :)

I've heard of a story of when Catherine was about to leave Spain to go to England, she stopped at Santiago de Compostela. During the Mass, the Botafumeiro broke off its chain and crashed through the rose window.

Loved it!!

I love historia, thanks for the videos L. Best vibes from Mexico.🇲🇽

Could you please do a video about Margret Beaufort mother of King Henry the VII. She had such a sad life but was a very strong woman 👑

"my name's Catherine of Aragon, was married 24 years - I'm a paragon of royalty.." 😌💞

I love this channel.❤️