Marrano Musicians and Tudor Monarchs
By Roberto Knight Cavaleiro
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The Unsuccessful First Marriage of Catherine of Aragon In 1501, when Catherine and Arthur were 15 years old, the pair was married at the Old St Paul’s Cathedral and subsequently lived at Ludlow Castle in England. Six months after their marriage, Arthur died unexpectedly at just 15 years of age, leaving Catherine, who was now the Princess of Wales, a widow. This put the arrangement between England and Spain in jeopardy and so arrangements were hastily made to marry her to Arthur’s younger brother Henry VIII, who was five years younger. During this time, any woman married into high-statu...