On This Day in 1509: Catherine of Aragon Marries Henry VIII

About this episode

This episode discusses the marriage of Catherine of Aragon to Henry VIII on June 11, 1509.

Bonus episode from the newsletter On This Day in Women's History! On June 11, 1509, Catherine of Aragon married Henry VIII. It was her second marriage and his first. No one guessed how many weddings he had in his future... There are two ways to sign up for the newsletter: ⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=83998235) ⁠Substack ⁠(https://bit.ly/4wpOe5h) Either way, the story about the historical woman is free, along with news about the podcast, and a place to share your recommendations for historical books, movies, shows, etc. If you sign up as a subscriber, you're also helping me keep this show going, and I'll send you bonus content each week as a thank you. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠Evergreen Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ to listen to more great shows. Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠ as Her Half of History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host: Her Half of History

Topics covered

• Catherine of Aragon
• Henry VIII
• marriage history
• women's history
• historical events

Keywords

• Catherine of Aragon
• Henry VIII
• marriage
• 1509
• women's history
• historical events

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