Episode 5
Parliament has passed the Act of Succession annulling the marriage of the king and queen. However Catherine still has influential allies across Europe. Read by Yolanda Vazquez.
A compelling account of the life of the Spanish Infanta who changed the course of Tudor history. At Henry's urging, Parliament has passed the Act of Succession annulling the marriage of the king and queen. However Catherine still has influential allies across Europe.
Yolanda Vazquez reads Giles Tremlett's new biography of Catherine of Aragon, the tenacious woman whose marriage lasted twice as long as those of Henry's five other wives put together.
Abridged by Alison Joseph
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.
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