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Catherine of Aragon
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1485
Birth
28th Jan Alcala de H'res Birth of Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand II & Isabella of Spain
1487
Diplomacy
London Interest in the marriage between Catherine of Aragon, aged 1, & Arthur 1st takes place
1489
Treaty of Medina del Campo
Mar Medina Henry VII agrees a treaty with Spain for Catherine to marry Prince Arthur
1496
Marriage
Mar London Negotiations for the actual betrothal of Catherine of Aragon to Prince Arthur begin
1497
Marriage
18th June Henry VII ratifies the marriage between Prince Arthur & Catherine of Aragon
1499
Marriage
19th May Worcester 1st of the wedding ceremonies between Catherine & Arthur take place at Bewdley Palace
1500
Marriage
2nd marriage ceremony with Arthur after reaching the age of consent
Del Puebla acts as Catherines proxy
1501
Departure Spain
27th Sep Laredo Departs from the Basque coast to Spain
1501
Marriage
14th Nov London Marries Prince Arthur at St Paul's Cathedral
1502
Death
2nd April London Becomes the Princess Dowager of Wales
2nd April Ludlow Catherine of Aragon claims that their marriage was never consumated
2nd April Ludlow Death of Prince Arthur dies at Ludlow Castle
1502
Marriage
London Asserts that her marriage with Prince Arthur in 1501 was never consumated
25th June Catherine of Aragon is betrothed to Henry VIII
1503
Marriage
"If a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity..they shall be childless"
23rd June London The marriage contract to the future Henry VIII is concluded
26th Dec Pope Julius grants dispensation for Henry to marry Catherine
1504
Death
24th Nov Death of Isabella of Castile, Catherine's mother
1504
Marriage
London Papal dispensation is granted from Pope Julius II for Henry & Catherine to marry
1505
Marriage
27th June Henry VIII repudiates his betrothal to Catherine of Aragon
1509
Alliance
11th June Greenwich Marries Henry VIII at Grey Friars Church, re-allying England with Spain
1509
Coronation
24th June Westminster Abbey Crowned Queen of England
1509
Marriage
11th June Greenwich Marries Henry VIII at Grey Friars Church, re-allying England with Spain
1510
Succession
London Catherine & Henry VIII's 1st child is prematurely stillborn
1511
Birth
1st Jan London Birth of a son who lives just 2 months
1513
Birth
London Gives birth to a son who dies at birth
1513
Captain
15th June London Appointed Captain-General of the home forces while Henry VIII is fighting in France
1513
Governor
15th June London Appointed Governor of the Realm, while Henry VIII is fighting in France
1513
Miscarriage
London Catherine's 3rd pregnancy ends in miscarriage
1514
Birth
Dec London Gives birth to a son who lives for just a few days
1516
Birth
London Gives birth to the future Queen Mary I
1516
Death
Jan Death of Ferdinand of Aragon, Catherine's father
1517
Succession
London Suffers from 2 miscarriages
1518
Birth
10th Nov Catherine of Aragon gives birth to another stillborn daughter
1525
Marriage
Henry VIII no longer sleeps with Catherine because she is past childbearing age
1526
Marriage
London Catherine & Henry cease to co-habit
1527
Marriage
17th May London An ecclesiastical court hears Henry's requests for an annulment
1529
Marriage
18th June London Appears at the divorce tribunal
18th June London Swears Arthur had not consummated their marriage & was a virgin when she married Henry
20th June London Tells the tribunal it cannot preside over the divorce, it should be heard by the Pope
1529
Virginity Catherine
18th June London Swears Arthur had not consummated their marriage & was a virgin when she married Henry
1531
Marriage
14th July Henry VIII separates from Catherine & banishes her from court
1533
Marriage
23rd May Cranmer declares Henry's marriage to Catherine null & void
1534
Marriage
London An Act of Parliament is passed making the marriage to Henry VIII "utterly dissolved"
1536
Burial
27th Jan Peterborough Buried at Peterborough Cathedral, the same day Anne Boleyn miscarries
1536
Death
7th Jan Kimbolton Death of Catherine of Aragon, at Kimbolton Palace, Cambridgeshire

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