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Book of the Week - Catherine of Aragon: Henry's Spanish Queen - Episode 2

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A compelling account of the life of the Spanish Infanta who became Queen of England, then changed the course of Tudor history. Prince Arthur has died after only six months of marriage, and Catherine is about to become a pawn in the complicated game of European politics. 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.