Catherine of Aragon | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/catherine-of-aragon/RSS feed for Catherine of AragonenMon, 11 May 2026 15:17:59 +0000History Remembers Mary Boleyn as the Scandalous 'Other Boleyn Girl.' New Research Debunks the Myths Surrounding the Tudor Mistresshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-remembers-mary-boleyn-as-the-scandalous-other-boleyn-girl-new-research-debunks-the-myths-surrounding-the-tudor-mistress-180988703/Sylvia Barbara Soberton's latest book challenges the perception of Anne Boleyn's sister as "promiscuous, intellectually incurious and unambitious"Mon, 11 May 2026 15:17:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-remembers-mary-boleyn-as-the-scandalous-other-boleyn-girl-new-research-debunks-the-myths-surrounding-the-tudor-mistress-180988703/A Collection of Maps Owned by England's First Queen Spent Centuries Overlooked in a Family Library. Now, the Rare Volume Is on Sale for $1.6 Millionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-collection-of-maps-owned-by-englands-first-queen-spent-centuries-overlooked-in-a-family-library-now-the-rare-volume-is-on-sale-for-16-million-180988604/Created for Mary I, the first woman to rule England in her own right, the book is "perhaps the most significant artifact of Tudor intellectual history still in private hands," the seller saysMon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-collection-of-maps-owned-by-englands-first-queen-spent-centuries-overlooked-in-a-family-library-now-the-rare-volume-is-on-sale-for-16-million-180988604/A Metal Detectorist Unearthed This Heart-Shaped Tudor Pendant. Now, the British Museum Has Raised Millions to Put It on Public Displayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-metal-detectorist-unearthed-this-heart-shaped-tudor-pendant-now-the-british-museum-has-raised-millions-to-put-it-on-public-display-180988188/The only surviving piece of jewelry associated with Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon is now in the museum's permanent collection after a months-long fundraising campaignFri, 13 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-metal-detectorist-unearthed-this-heart-shaped-tudor-pendant-now-the-british-museum-has-raised-millions-to-put-it-on-public-display-180988188/The Real Story Behind 'Wolf Hall' and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's Most Controversial Adviserhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-wolf-hall-and-the-fall-of-thomas-cromwell-henry-viiis-most-controversial-adviser-180986258/Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles the last four years of the statesman's lifeThu, 20 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-wolf-hall-and-the-fall-of-thomas-cromwell-henry-viiis-most-controversial-adviser-180986258/The Real Story Behind 'Firebrand' and Henry VIII's Tumultuous Relationship With His Sixth Wife, Catherine Parrhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-firebrand-and-henry-viiis-tumultuous-relationship-with-his-sixth-wife-catherine-parr-180984527/A new film dramatizes how the Tudor queen narrowly avoided execution on charges of heresyThu, 13 Jun 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-firebrand-and-henry-viiis-tumultuous-relationship-with-his-sixth-wife-catherine-parr-180984527/The Myth of 'Bloody Mary,' England's First Queenhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myth-bloody-mary-englands-first-queen-180974221/History remembers Mary I as a murderous monster who burned hundreds of her subjects at the stake, but the real story of the Tudor monarch is far more nuancedThu, 12 Mar 2020 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myth-bloody-mary-englands-first-queen-180974221/117 Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2023https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/117-fascinating-finds-revealed-in-2023-180983491/The year's most exciting discoveries included a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting, a hidden medieval crypt and a gold-covered mummyTue, 26 Dec 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/117-fascinating-finds-revealed-in-2023-180983491/Prayer Book Owned by Thomas Cromwell, Adviser to Henry VIII, Was Hidden in Plain Sight for Centurieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/prayer-book-owned-by-thomas-cromwell-adviser-to-henry-viii-was-hidden-in-plain-sight-for-centuries-180982370/The Book of Hours appears in a famous painting of the Tudor statesmanWed, 14 Jun 2023 13:00:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/prayer-book-owned-by-thomas-cromwell-adviser-to-henry-viii-was-hidden-in-plain-sight-for-centuries-180982370/Metal Detectorist Discovers Rare Gold Pendant Celebrating Henry VIII's First Marriagehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-detectorist-discovers-rare-gold-pendant-celebrating-henry-viiis-first-marriage-180981557/The heart-shaped accessory features the entwined initials of the Tudor king and Catherine of AragonTue, 31 Jan 2023 21:10:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-detectorist-discovers-rare-gold-pendant-celebrating-henry-viiis-first-marriage-180981557/The Secrets of a Long-Overlooked Cipher Linked to Catherine of Aragonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-secrets-of-a-long-overlooked-cipher-linked-to-catherine-of-aragon-180980400/Henry VIII's first wife may have commissioned the design as an act of defiance during the Tudor king's attempt to divorce herTue, 12 Jul 2022 10:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-secrets-of-a-long-overlooked-cipher-linked-to-catherine-of-aragon-180980400/