{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6939faa834867e026d55a1b2/69e78ae7eefc66ef2b43255e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Secret Lives of Henry VIII's Wives ","description":"<p>Henry VIII's six wives — Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Katherine Parr — were more powerful, more capable, and more fascinating than Tudor history ever gave them credit for. Let's fix that.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SOURCES</strong></p><p><strong>Catherine of Aragon:</strong></p><ul><li>Bergenroth, G. A., ed. \"Introduction.\" Calendar of State Papers, Spain. London, 1868. British History Online. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/spain/supp/vols1-2/vii-lxxx</li><li>Bridge, Mark. \"Katherine of Aragon’s Military Nous Helped Defeat Scots Invasion.\" The Times, May 27, 2020.</li><li>Britannica Editors. \"Catherine of Aragon.\" Encyclopedia Britannica, January 3, 2026. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-of-Aragon</li><li>Brown, Rebecca Starr. \"The Upbringing of Katherine of Aragon &amp; Her Siblings.\" RebeccaStarrBrown.com, March 5, 2018. https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/2018/03/05/the-childhood-of-katherine-of-aragon/</li><li>Glasgow Museums Collections Online. \"Catherine Aragon.\" https://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=82029;type=701</li><li>Prendergast, Maria Teresa. \"King, Confessor, and Princess: Contesting Catherine of Aragon’s Dowry and Soul in Her 1507 Letters.\"</li><li>Solly, Meilan. \"When Catherine of Aragon Led England’s Armies to Victory Over Scotland.\" Smithsonian Magazine, October 14, 2020. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-catherine-aragon-led-englands-armies-victory-over-scotland-180975982/</li><li>Zarevich, Emily. \"Catherine of Aragon: Europe’s First Female Ambassador.\" Daily JSTOR, January 2, 2023. https://daily.jstor.org/catherine-of-aragon-europes-first-female-ambassador/</li></ul><p><strong>Anne Boleyn:</strong></p><ul><li>\"Anne Boleyn.\" Historic Royal Palaces. https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/anne-boleyn/</li><li>\"Anne Boleyn Timeline.\" Hever Castle. https://www.hevercastle.co.uk/visit/hever-castle/timelines/anne-boleyn-timeline/</li><li>Percy, Henry. \"Henry Percy.\" Spartacus Educational. https://spartacus-educational.com/Henry_Percy.htm</li><li>Toscani, Melissa. \"Anne Boleyn.\" Prof. Pavlac’s Women’s History Resource Site. http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/anneboleyn.html</li></ul><p><strong>Jane Seymour:</strong></p><ul><li>Britannica Editors. \"Jane Seymour.\" Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jane-Seymour</li><li>EBSCO Research. \"Jane Seymour.\" History Research Starters, 2022. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/jane-seymour</li><li>\"Jane Seymour: Henry VIII’s Favourite Queen?\" Historic Royal Palaces. https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/jane-seymour/</li><li>Walsh, Alexandra. \"The Scandalous Seymours.\" Historia Magazine, July 26, 2022. https://historiamag.com/the-scandalous-seymours/</li></ul><p><strong>Anne of Cleves:</strong></p><ul><li>\"Anne of Cleves.\" Historic Royal Palaces. https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/anne-of-cleves/</li><li>\"Anna of Cleves: Early Life and Court Culture.\" Maidens and Manuscripts, September 22, 2021. https://maidensandmanuscripts.com/2021/09/22/anna-of-cleves-early-life-and-court-culture/</li><li>Nunn, Hillary. \"‘It Lak’th but Life’: Redford’s Wit and Science, Anne of Cleves, and the Politics of Interpretation.\" Comparative Drama, vol. 33, no. 2, 1999. JSTOR. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41153970</li></ul><p><strong>Catherine Howard:</strong></p><ul><li>\"Catherine Howard.\" Historic Royal Palaces. https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/catherine-howard/</li><li>Britannica Editors. \"Catherine Howard.\" Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-Howard</li><li>\"Catherine Howard: Facts About Her Life, Death and Marriage to Henry VIII.\" History Extra. https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/catherine-howard-facts-life-death-marriage-henry-viii-execution-ghost/</li><li>\"Catherine Howard: Why Was She Executed?\" Thirteen/WNET. https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/sixwives/meet/ch_handbook_why.html</li></ul><p><strong>Katherine Parr:</strong></p><ul><li>\"Katherine Parr.\" Historic Royal Palaces. https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/katherine-parr/</li><li>Kulik, R. M. \"Lady-in-waiting.\" Encyclopedia Britannica, July 13, 2024. https://www.britannica.com/topic/lady-in-waiting</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Delaney & Kendyl Florence"}