Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
the Fourth Week of Lent
the Fourth Week of Lent
There are 17 days til Easter!
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!
Click here to learn more!
Bible Encyclopedias
Catharine of Aragon
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Search for
Resource Toolbox
Fourth daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, and wife of Henry VIII., her brother-in-law as widow of Arthur, from whom, and at whose instance, after 18 years of married life, and after giving birth to five children, she was divorced on the plea that, as she had been his brother's wife before, it was not lawful for him to have her; after her divorce she remained in the country, led an austere religious life, and died broken-hearted. The refusal of the Pope to sanction this divorce led to the final rupture of the English Church from the Church of Rome, and the emancipation of the nation from priestly tyranny (1483-1536).
Copyright Statement
Public Domain.
Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Catharine of Aragon'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/catharine-of-aragon.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Catharine of Aragon'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/catharine-of-aragon.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.