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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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Catherine of Aragon Anne of Cleves
Anne Boleyn Catherine Howard
Jane Seymour Catherine Parr
Catherine of Aragon

For a 16th century woman, Catherine of Aragon had traveled far to become Queen of England. You can retrace her life -- from Spain to Wales and England -- with this list of palaces, churches and castles open to visitors.
Alhambra

The Alhambra in Granada, Spain


Peterborough Cathedral

West front of Peterborough Cathedral © Peterborough Cathedral



1. Acalá de Henares, Spain
http://euro-red.com/alcaguia/index.html
Birthplace of Catharine of Aragon in 1485.

2. Alhambra Palace
http://www.alhambra.org/ingles/
home.asp?res=1280

Catharine's childhood was spent in this magnificent Moorish palace in Granada, Spain.

3. Ludlow Castle
http://www.ludlowcastle.com/
Catharine lived here in the Welsh marshes as Princess of Wales.

4. Syon House
http://www.syonpark.co.uk/
Now owned by the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House was once an abbey much favored by the pious Queen Catherine.

5. Buckden Palace
http://www.fobt.fsnet.co.uk/
Click on "Katharine of Aragon" to learn about the queen's stay here after her divorce.

6. Kimbolton Castle
http://www.kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk/
castle_visits.htm

Greatly changed since Tudor times, this castle was the site of Katharine's death.

7. Peterborough Cathedral
http://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/
index_ie.asp

This magnificent cathedral not far from London contains the tomb of Catherine of Aragon.

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