Start as you mean to go on, Henry!
Posted By Claire on June 27, 2019
King Henry VIII has gone down in history as the king who had six wives and who executed two of them, as well as having three of his marriages annulled. He had quite the marital history!
But did you know that Henry was just thirteen when he broke one of his wives’ hearts for the first time, and he broke up with her on the eve of their scheduled wedding. Bad form, Henry, bad form!
Yes, on this day in Tudor history, 27th June 1505, Henry, Prince of Wales, the only surviving son of King Henry VII, broke up with nineteen-year-old Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. The couple had been betrothed for two years by this point, but Henry renounced this betrothal.
You can find out more about this, why Henry did this to his fiancée, and how they ended up getting married in 1509, by watching my video:
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Other articles you might be interested in:
27 June 1505 – Prince Henry renounces his betrothal to Catherine of Aragon
25 June 1503 – Young Prince Henry becomes betrothed
25 June 1503 – Betrothal of Catherine of Aragon and Prince Henry
11 June 1509 – The first of six marriages for Henry VIII
11 June 1509 – Wife number 1 for Henry VIII: Catherine of Aragon
11th June 1509 – Marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
