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Henry VII's younger son (the future Henry VIII) was only ten years old when his brother Arthur died. Despite his father's concerns, the Tudor dynasty would continue with Henry - he would even marry his brother's widow Catherine after acceding to the throne.
In March 1502, Arthur and Catherine were afflicted by an unknown illness, "a malign vapour which proceeded from the air." It has been suggested that this illness was the mysterious English sweating sickness, tuberculosis ("consumption"), plague or influenza.
Prince Arthur's heart is reportedly buried at Ludlow Castle. The remainder of his body rests at Worcester. British history, Ludlow castle, English history.
Katherine was first married to Henry's older brother, Arthur, who died soon afterwards. With their prudent father's blessing, Henry chose to marry his brother's widow in 1509 to continue the Spanish alliance (and to hang on to her dowry).
Though the couple was subjected to a bedding ceremony, in which the newlyweds were escorted to a shared bed on their wedding night by members of the court, and were seen to lay down together, Catherine would later insist that the marriage was never consummated, evidently due to to Arthur's infirmity.
Catherine remained at Henry's side for 23 years and is even thought to be the only woman the king ever truly loved. “Henry viewed her as a model wife in every respect bar one… her failure to give him a son,” says Tudor historian Tracy Borman.
Catherine testified that her marriage to Arthur was never consummated and as such was not valid.
Catherine was just fifteen, while Arthur was fourteen going on fifteen. It is unknown whether they ever consummated their marriage as Arthur died less than six months later, leaving Henry VIII as the only son and as the heir to the throne.
Marchudd, founder of the 8th Noble Tribes, is descended in line from Yspwys, as are Kings Henry VII & VIII, as well as Queen Elizabeth I. They are descended through their paternal line according ... There are no living descendants of King Arthur. He was a historical figure who only exists in legend.
Catherine's second wedding took place on 11 June 1509, seven years after Prince Arthur's death. She married Henry VIII, who had only just acceded to the throne, in a private ceremony in the church of the Observant Friars outside Greenwich Palace. She was 23 years of age.
His love letters to his mistress, Anne Boleyn, reveal that physicians believed Anne had contracted the illness. Henry sent his second-most trusted physician to her aid, his first being unavailable, and she survived. Cardinal Wolsey contracted the illness and survived.
Both Henry and Queen Elizabeth were distraught when they were told that Arthur had died. Both invested their hopes in Catherine being with child, the couple having lived together for five months.
Jane's sweet and charming demeanor captured Henry's heart. Married just days after her predecessor's death, she was to become Henry's favorite wife. Jane, unlike any of Henry's other wives, gave Henry the one thing he wanted most -- a son, an act that would lead to her death.
Despite his good nature, King Arthur was betrayed by his wife Guinevere and his best knight Lancelot. The distraction of Guinevere and Lancelot's relationship led Mordred, King Arthur's son, to take over the kingdom. In the end, King Arthur was killed by his son in a battle over the kingdom.
Katherine of Aragon was devoutly religious and was known to fast regularly and it has been suggested that this fasting while pregnant may have harmed the unborn child.
Given that Katherine of Aragon went to her death insisting that when she entered her second marriage to King Henry VIII, she did so as a virgin despite the fact she had briefly been married to his brother, I've always tended to believed her.
The child most frequently associated with King Arthur is his wicked son–nephew, Mordred, by his half sister, Morgause. Usually, the affair is arranged by his half sister Morgan le Fay without Arthur's knowledge.
The purpose of the ritual was to establish the consummation of the marriage, either by actually witnessing the couple's first sexual intercourse, or symbolically, by leaving before consummation. It symbolized the community's involvement in the marriage.
But for Henry VIII his wedding night proved to him Katherine was indeed a virgin – or so he believed at the time. He would later claim that his own sexual inexperience and ignorance – despite being almost three years older than Arthur – had not made him the most competent of judges.
Her piety became almost fanatic. She fasted, made pilgrimages and offerings to shrines, and reportedly wore a hair shirt under her sumptuous gowns, begging God for heirs to her kingdom. But there was only loss. Her husband began contemplating putting Katharine aside before he even met Anne Boleyn.
Edward VI. Edward VI, born 12 October 1537, was Henry VIII's first surviving and only legitimate son and the heir to the throne. Henry VIII described him as 'his most noble and most precious jewel.'
Execution and Burial
On 19 May 1536, Anne was beheaded on Tower Green. She protested her innocence until the last, but her final reported words were uncontroversial, “I am come hither to die, for according to the law and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it …
Anne Boleyn is usually stated as the woman Henry VIII loved most and that's probably correct. Yes, England separated from the Catholic Church so they could marry but there is so much more to it than that.