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This and That, Women

Saint Erkenwald’s Day: An Inauspicious Tudor Wedding Day

By Heather R. Darsie, J. D. Please enjoy this post in celebration of the release of, If Any Person will Meddle of My Cause: The Judicial Murder of Anne Boleyn, with free shipping to the UK and US from Blackwell’s. Two future Tudor queens wed on 14 November, which is one of the feast days for St. Erkenwald. The women wed their Tudor suitors 31 … Continue reading Saint Erkenwald’s Day: An Inauspicious Tudor Wedding Day

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Events, Women

The Meeting of Katharine of Aragon and Arthur Tudor

by Heather R. Darsie On 4 November 1501, a fifteen-year-old girl made her entrance into England to marry the fifteen-year-old prince of that kingdom. Their parents, especially the boy’s, hoped that the dynastic marriage would secure the future of their family on the throne. Much excitement surrounded the safe arrival of Katharine of Aragon from Spain to England. She and her husband-to-be, Arthur Tudor, were … Continue reading The Meeting of Katharine of Aragon and Arthur Tudor

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