Catherine of Aragon

American  

[ar-uh-guhn, -gon] / ˈær ə gən, -ˌgɒn /

noun

1. 1485–1536, first queen consort of Henry VIII of England (mother of Mary I of England).

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Catherine of Aragon British  

noun

1. 1485–1536, first wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Mary I. The annulment of Henry's marriage to her (1533) against papal authority marked an initial stage in the English Reformation

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Catherine of Aragon

The Church was established in the 16th century by Henry VIII, the king who broke with the Catholic church over its refusal to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

Cromwell was an architect of the Reformation who helped the king realize his desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

Forsberg had just graduated from Penn State’s musical theater program in spring 2021 when she was called in to audition for Catherine of Aragon, Katherine Howard, Catherine Parr and Seymour.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2022

The New Forest coins, worth the equivalent of £14,000 in today's money, included four from Henry VIII's reign, featuring the initials of his wives Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2020

It is neither unnatural nor, under the circumstances, a matter to be censured if he and others began to reflect upon the peculiar character of his connection with Catherine of Aragon.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.