Katherine of Aragon — Julia Hamilton

Proud, yet gentle and deeply religious, young Katherine of Spain jouneyed to Dover to marry Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII. She expected to eventually be the queen of England -- but within a year she was left a widow -- and left at the mercy of the king and his court. -- Her rescuer was Henry, Arthur's young brother. In contrast to Katherine's petite darkness, Henry... was tall, fair and fiery as his red hair. When he ascended the throne as King Henry VIII, he promptly married Katherine and the were to repent at leisure. As her inability to provide Henry with a son slowly disintegrated their marriage, Katherine was sustained only by her unbreakable will and abiding faith