She was indeed the one true queen of England who loved Henry Viii wholeheartedly. Henry should have attended her funeral and should have allowed Mary to meet her mother as and when pleased. Anne Boleyn was ambitious and in love with Henry but Catherine was a warrior, social reformer and rightful ruler of England had she not been a female. Catherine deserved respect, honour and love till her last breath. May her soul rest in peace.
Learning that she had more of a right to rule England than her husband, via her Lancasterian bloodline, makes his treatment of her even more outrageous!
From everything I’ve read Catherine was treated terribly after Arthur died. Catherine was totally devoted to both Arthur then Henry. Henry wasn’t good enough for her, what he put her through after he met Ann Boleyn was unbelievably cruel. I’m actually surprised he didn’t have her beheaded when he was trying to get his marriage to poor Catherine annulled.
Catherine was raised and trained to be a queen. That Henry “had to put her aside because canon law forbade his marriage to the widow of his brother” is just SO stretching credulity! Ok he wanted a male heir but most importantly he had his codpiece in a knot over Anne, who was by then preggers, so off with the old (7 years older) and on with the new - who might be having the almighty son. Nothing to do in actual fact with law or religion
He couldn't have beheaded such a royal person just like that. Most of his other wives apart from Anne of Cleves were from nobility but they were disposable. You'd have to have an incredibly good reason to behead a royal at that time. Her family would have raised war if he had
@@maninedoow5895 yes! His sweet letter to her parents make me thing he would have been so sweet and would have treated Catherine way better then trashy Henry VIII. Henry treated her and Mary his own daughter horrible.
What a brave and courageous woman. She had the heart of a warrior, and would have been probably a capable ruler if given the chance. Henry probably feared Catherine not just because of religious discord but also, as this video narrates, was a stronger claimant to the English throne than Henry VIII himself. At any rate, she had the fighting spirit of her mother, Isabella of Castile. She was the only one who resembled her on this.
I think Catherine was a very capable queen and did a wonderful job. Her mother does leave something to be desired but i can only imagine how hard it was to be a different female at that time.
@@julzmgrforll7278 In regards to Queen Isabel I of Castile and your arrogant and ignorant comment, I suggest you do your research. May I suggest you research the facts before forming an opinion based on English propaganda. I’m going to assume that your comment is based on what WASPs have dubbed the Spanish Inquisition. Its accurate name was Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition. Let me remind you that by the time this event took place every country in Europe or powerhouse in Europe had already expelled Jews from their lands, including England. That said, the Catholic Church wasn’t doing anything both the Muslim and Jewish faiths hadn’t done before. But someone who does leave much to be desired is Queen Elizabeth I of England because like her father she was a liar and a murderer.
I couldn't imagine becoming a widow at 16. She was nothing but a faithful and loyal wife, from what's been said, she get such a raw deal. As for the volume, I had no problem hearing you at all and it was quite clear
Lovely tribute to Queen Katherine of Aragon. However historians have debunked the yellow being for mourning. Queen Katherine will always be my favorite Queen.
Tragic as Anne’s fate was at the end, she was pretty much a glorified home wrecker at the beginning. Perhaps, in cynical hindsight, Anne’s fate could be considered karmic. Unable to bear a living son and then cruelly cast aside, albeit she was executed rather than banished like Catherine was.
My favorite Queen 👑 What an amazing woman, wife, and mother. I hate how Henry 8th did her. He was a selfish, self righteous, and just plain cruel. I believe history could have been so different had this woman been allowed to raise and love Princess Mary..
Thank you. Catherine did not wear full armor and didn’t ride into battle. She heard of the victory when at a distance. She was not only sewing banners etc (this was a tongue in cheek remark she made to Wolsey) but was heavily involved in logistics, provisions, and executive decisions
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I found the voice a bit low at first but raised the volume a bit and soon stopped noticing it. At the end I think the voice really came together with the storytelling and very much enjoyed this, in fact being unfamiliar with Catherine I wound up shedding a few tears.
I love her story of Queen Catherine she was strong Beautiful very intelligent the warrior Queen she taught Henry how to be a king she was great my mother named me after Queen Catherine
You are so quiet! I really want to hear what you say because Catherine of Aragon deserves this tribute and acclaim. So long has her narrative in England been negative, due to the strength of the Elizabeth the First's era, but Catherine deserves more than this marginal legacy, as she was so, so much more than who she married, and who she gave birth to.
Very difficult to hear, even with everything turned to maximum sound. Toward the end of the video it became even fainter and more difficult to hear. And I have no hearing loss, so that can not be the problem.
What did Queen Catherine mean by that line on the letter to her father: " I choose what I believe and I say nothing for I am not as simple as I may seem"?
I think my favorite summing up of Catherine of Aragon was by Karen Lindsey, in her book, Divorced, Beheaded Survived (paraphrased, because I don't have access to the book): If Catherine of Aragon had been the first, rather than fifth child of Queen Isabella, she would be remembered, not as the discarded consort of a marriage addicted King, but as the powerful Queen Regnant of Spain, following in the footsteps of her formidable mother, and altering the course of sixteenth century history. Unlike her sister, Juana, who was cheated out of the throne, Catherine had much of Isabella's steely purposefulness and intellect.
Why did Canon law forbid the marriage of a man to his brothers widow? Doesn’t the OT very firmly decree that a man SHALL marry his brothers childless (presumably meaning no male child) widow and get her with (male) child so that his brothers name will live in Israel!
The audio quality is extremely POOR. One can hardly hear the words that are being spoken. Looks like a very interesting video if one could hear what is being said.
Her mistake IMHO was accepting a subservient/submissive roll of women despite the examples & lessons of her mother. Accepting that women were inferior to me in subjects of religion, war & government not only hurt her but also hindered her daughter Mary when she came to the throne. A great lady no doubt but in a sense limited by the time and world she lived in. Only if she were more headstrong, independent and willing to break through the cultural norms that boxed women into weak subservient rolls things would have been much better for her IMHO. She should have with the support of Spain and the other catholic nations rose up and deposed HVIII after his break with Rome there was a good chance a majority of England would have rose up and backed her, and she most likely would have succeeded. What a queen regent Mary I would have been with that example and leadership. Instead poor Mary was a very shattered & emotionally weak women by the time she became queen who was limited and hampered by her belief in the roll of women. Very sad because if this transpired today she would be queen, gotten everything and Henry would be put out having to pay child support.
@@astrofabio68 Respectfully disagree she was totally submissive to her husband in every way but in religion/matrimony. She held the view that the husband was the ultimate worldly authority and accepted that lesser feminine role willingly. She passed this on to Mary IMHO by actions and deed, who (Mary) unlike Elizabeth felt she could not rule alone and as well as providing a catholic heir to keep England under papal authority . This totally hampered Marys ability to handle her counselors effectively and make independent decisions without being clouded by this vision of the role of women, which always cost her in the end. No doubt she was strong and brave on many occasions but this view IMHO always cut her off in the end. Ive read several books on Mary 1 and they all point to this as her biggest weakness and the one thing that prevented her from truly ruling in her own right, independent for her own best interest. Its a tragic story to say the least because if she was accepted & acknowledged as heir by HVIII, she would have undoubtedly made a formidable queen regent. But by the time she ascended the throne she was so emotionally scared by the brutal events of her life she really had no chance to fulfill the role she was born too. IMHO this is why she found herself almost always without good council, vacillating and vulnerable to ill advise. not always but often bending to confidants that advised her of taking actions that were not in her best interest. IMHO he mistakes came from following those who had other agendas & interest, which she paid for heavily in mind and body throughout her whole life. IDK I think a good argument could be made that if you replaced COA with her mother Isabella the story would have looked much different. COA was a great lady indeed & more than just a mere women raised to a kings consort. She was more royal in her own right than Henry & a princess of Spain, one of the heirs to the Spanish throne. But she never really saw it that way or gave that precedence when challenged or most needed. She did not crave power or war for she loved her adopted country but there is no doubt she saw herself as Queen of England but first as a consort queen & Henry's loving and obedient wife.
Anne lost her head for not transitioning from the role of demanding mistress to subservient wife. Her only “mistake” was not providing Henry with a surviving male heir.
Well, Queen Catherine must have done something right because she always signed as the Queen, kept her head on her shoulders and her child was considered for the succession and became Queen. I doubt that the British people would have accepted a deposition of the King …
@@MiiFone1 respectfully Catherine absolutely defied Henry when he decided to divorce her. She never stopped being queen until the day she died. She refused to acknowledge anyone who did not address her by title. She continued to educate Mary as the next ruler of England. Henry forced her to live near penniless and she still worked as best she could as a queen. If Henry was smart he would fear her strength and intellect and i agree he did. When she was considered a good wife to Henry he was actually being a reasonably good King. I just can't see fault in anything Catherine did. She stood up for herself bravely and with great dignity and with greater defiance when Henry wanted to divorce her. Henry was a terrible bad man!
