On This Day In History . 7 January 1536 . Katharine of Aragon died . . Katharine of Aragon was Queen of England from June 1509 until May 1533 as the first wife of King Henry VIII. . ◼ Catherine of Aragon (Spanish: Catalina de Aragón), also spelled Katherine, she also signed her name as 'Katharine' and for this reason I prefer use this version of her name. . ◼ Katharine was born at the Archbishop's Palace in Alcalá de Henares near Madrid, on the night of 16 December 1485. She was the youngest surviving child of King Ferdinand II of Aragon & Queen Isabella I of Castile. . ◼ Katharine was quite short in stature with long red hair, wide blue eyes, a round face, & a fair complexion. (although in the majority of movies or tv shows you will find she is generally portrayed as having dark brown hair) . ◼ She was descended, on her maternal side, from the English royal house; her great-grandmother Catherine of Lancaster, after whom she was named, & her great-great-grandmother Philippa of Lancaster were both daughters of John of Gaunt & granddaughters of Edward III of England. Consequently, she was third cousin of her father-in-law, Henry VII of England, & fourth cousin of her mother-in-law Elizabeth of York! . ◼ Katharine studied arithmetic, canon & civil law, classical literature, genealogy & heraldry, history, philosophy, religion, & theology. She had a strong religious upbringing & developed her Roman Catholic faith that would play a major role in later life. She learned to speak, read & write in Latin, & spoke French & Greek. She was also taught domestic skills, such as cooking, dancing, drawing, embroidery, good manners, lace-making, music, needlepoint, sewing, spinning, & weaving. . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #Thisdayinhistory #History #HistoryFacts #Katharineofaragon #CatherineofAragon #Historyfact #HouseofTudor #QueenofEngland #HouseofTrastámara #Heritage #KimboltonCastle #Peterboroughcathedral #EnglishMonarchy #Royalty #Monarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at Kimbolton Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsVd-VTl3kn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2gensuqvoiyi
