Reading the Past | The Annulment of Katherine of Aragon: A Counterfactual History @ReadingthePast | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
It’s time for another counterfactual exploration - what would have happened if Katherine of Aragon had capitulated to Henry’s request that their marriage be set aside; if she had agreed that it should be annulled?
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Intro / Outro song: Silent Partner, "Greenery" [youtube.com/watch?v=qeIkbW49B6A]
SFX from freesfx.co.uk/Default.aspx
Linked videos and playlists:
Henry VIII: youtu.be/b-nNLEkFUsY
Great Matter: youtu.be/ubG49jDL5q8
Katherine of Aragon: youtu.be/G7QVS2ObTYY
Anne Boleyn: youtu.be/J7bXuK-kGR0
Mary I: youtu.be/IfOQwl_fYA4
Anne of Cleves: youtu.be/NAV17A36imQ
What if Prince Arthur had lived?: youtu.be/E9H4y-JiYwk
Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):
16th century woodcut of the coronation of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon showing their heraldic badges, the Tudor rose and the pomegranate. From Stephen Hawes, A Joyfull Medytacvon to All Englande (1509), printed Wynkyn de Worde, 4to, n.d. (Cambridge University Library), a single sheet with woodcut of the coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
Portrait of Arthur, Prince of Wales by an unknown artist of the Anglo-Flemish school (c.1500). Held in an unnamed private collection.
Miniature portrait of Katherine of Aragon by Lucas Horenbout (c.1525). Held in an unnamed private collection.
Portrait of Lorenzo Campeggio found in Edward Harding’s “Shakespeare Illustrated” (1793). Held by the British Museum.
A detail from an illumination in a 14th-century manuscript (The Great Chronicle of France) depicting the marriage of French king Louis VII to Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1137. Held by the Château de Chantilly.
Portrait of Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1539). Held by the Louvre Museum.
Dedication of Bridget to the nunnery at Dartford, as imagined by James Northcote (1822). National Trust, Petworth House, West Sussex.
Portrait of Queen Mary I before she was queen by Master John (1544). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of Henry VIII by Joos van Cleve (c.1530-35). Held by the Royal Collection Trust.
Katherine of Aragon, by an Unknown artist, oil on panel, c. 1520, L246.; on loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London; Lent by permission of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church Commissioners for England, 2011.
Portrait of Eleanor of Austria, Archduchess of Austria by Joos van Cleve (c.1530). Held by the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Portrait of Anne Boleyn by unknown English artist (late 16th century, based on a work of circa 1533-1536). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of Elizabeth I when a Princess attributed to William Scrots (between 1546 and 1547) Held by the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.
Portrait of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527). Held by the Frick Collection.
Portrait of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey by Sampson Strong (1585-1596). Held by Trinity College.
Portrait of Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein the Younger (1532-33). Held by the Frick Collection.
Quoted texts:
Leviticus 20:21 (KJV)
Letter from Campeggio to Sanga from british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol4/pp2089-2103.
Constance Brittain Bouchard, “Eleanor’s Divorce from Louis VII: The Uses of Consanguinity” in Eleanor of Aquitaine (2003).
Also consulted, were:
Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.
#Tudor #History #GreatMatter
It’s time for another counterfactual exploration - what would have happened if Katherine of Aragon had capitulated to Henry’s request that their marriage be set aside; if she had agreed that it should be annulled?
Please check out my website and sign up to the mailing list to receive updates from me: katrinamarchant.com
I hope you enjoy this video and find it interesting!
Please subscribe and click the bell icon to be updated about new videos.
Also, if you want to get in touch, please comment down below or find me on social media:
Instagram and Threads: katrina.marchant
Twitter: @kat_marchant
TikTok: @katrina_marchant
Email: readingthepastwithdrkat@gmail.com
Intro / Outro song: Silent Partner, "Greenery" [youtube.com/watch?v=qeIkbW49B6A]
SFX from freesfx.co.uk/Default.aspx
Linked videos and playlists:
Henry VIII: youtu.be/b-nNLEkFUsY
Great Matter: youtu.be/ubG49jDL5q8
Katherine of Aragon: youtu.be/G7QVS2ObTYY
Anne Boleyn: youtu.be/J7bXuK-kGR0
Mary I: youtu.be/IfOQwl_fYA4
Anne of Cleves: youtu.be/NAV17A36imQ
What if Prince Arthur had lived?: youtu.be/E9H4y-JiYwk
Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):
16th century woodcut of the coronation of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon showing their heraldic badges, the Tudor rose and the pomegranate. From Stephen Hawes, A Joyfull Medytacvon to All Englande (1509), printed Wynkyn de Worde, 4to, n.d. (Cambridge University Library), a single sheet with woodcut of the coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
Portrait of Arthur, Prince of Wales by an unknown artist of the Anglo-Flemish school (c.1500). Held in an unnamed private collection.
Miniature portrait of Katherine of Aragon by Lucas Horenbout (c.1525). Held in an unnamed private collection.
Portrait of Lorenzo Campeggio found in Edward Harding’s “Shakespeare Illustrated” (1793). Held by the British Museum.
A detail from an illumination in a 14th-century manuscript (The Great Chronicle of France) depicting the marriage of French king Louis VII to Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1137. Held by the Château de Chantilly.
Portrait of Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1539). Held by the Louvre Museum.
Dedication of Bridget to the nunnery at Dartford, as imagined by James Northcote (1822). National Trust, Petworth House, West Sussex.
Portrait of Queen Mary I before she was queen by Master John (1544). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of Henry VIII by Joos van Cleve (c.1530-35). Held by the Royal Collection Trust.
Katherine of Aragon, by an Unknown artist, oil on panel, c. 1520, L246.; on loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London; Lent by permission of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church Commissioners for England, 2011.
Portrait of Eleanor of Austria, Archduchess of Austria by Joos van Cleve (c.1530). Held by the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Portrait of Anne Boleyn by unknown English artist (late 16th century, based on a work of circa 1533-1536). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
Portrait of Elizabeth I when a Princess attributed to William Scrots (between 1546 and 1547) Held by the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.
Portrait of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527). Held by the Frick Collection.
Portrait of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey by Sampson Strong (1585-1596). Held by Trinity College.
Portrait of Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein the Younger (1532-33). Held by the Frick Collection.
Quoted texts:
Leviticus 20:21 (KJV)
Letter from Campeggio to Sanga from british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol4/pp2089-2103.
Constance Brittain Bouchard, “Eleanor’s Divorce from Louis VII: The Uses of Consanguinity” in Eleanor of Aquitaine (2003).
Also consulted, were:
Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.
#Tudor #History #GreatMatter
