Catherine of Aragon’s Funeral
Posted By Claire on January 29, 2011
Catherine of Aragon’s tomb* can still be seen today in Peterborough Cathedral and in my article on her death I wrote of the annual events that the Cathedral organises to commemorate Queen Catherine. I know that some of you are going so please do let us know about your experience. This year the programme includes:-
- Friday 28th January, 10.30am, Catherine of Aragon Commemoration Service
- Friday 28th January, 5pm, Candelit Procession and Vespers
- Saturday 29th January, 9am, Roman Catholic Mass by the grave of Catharine of Aragon
- Saturday 29th January 10.00am to 3.00pm, Tudor Living History
- Saturday 29th January at 7.30pm, The Sixteen in concert
You can find out more about this programme of events at The Katherine of Aragon Festival 2011 webpage.
You can read a full account of Catherine’s funeral in Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 10: January-June 1536. 284 – click here and scroll down to note 284 “Death and Burial of Katharine of Aragon”.
*Her tomb is now marked with the words “Katharine Queen of England”.
Sources
- Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of Henry VIII, Giles Tremlett
- Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII, David Starkey
I am happy to see that this gracious lady is commemorated and that she has a Catholic mass each year near her grave. That would have made her happy to know that people are still praying for her and that although she was a victim of her husband’s cruelty, her courageous, gracious and dignified manner that she kept to the very end is universally acknowledged. There is a strength in Katherine that none of his other wives had – she was truly a daughter of Los Reyes Catolicos. I find it so sad that this woman and her sister Juana were betrayed and imprisoned by the men they loved.
You spelled the Queen’s name wrong. It’s Katherine with a “K” and not a “C”.
There are lots of different ways of spelling it – Katherine (or Katharine as it is spelled on her tomb) is the anglicised version of Catherine’s real name, Catalina de Aragón. All three Catherines are spelled with a C and a K.