Definition of Catherine of Aragon

1. Noun. First wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536).

Exact synonyms: Catherine
Generic synonyms: Married Woman, Wife

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catherine Of Aragon

Cathartes aura
Cathartidae
Cathay
Cathaya
Cathayan
Cathayans
Cathays
Cathedral City
Cather
Catherine
Catherine Howard
Catherine I
Catherine II
Catherine Parr
Catherine de Medicis
Catherine of Aragon (current term)
Catherine the Great
Catherine wheel
Catherine wheels
Catherinian
Catheryn
Cathi
Cathie
Cathleen
Catholic
Catholic Church
Catholic Churches
Catholic Pope
Catholic Reaction Force
Catholic school

Literary usage of Catherine of Aragon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Catherine of Aragon. See HENRY VIII. Catherine of Bologna, SAINT, Poor Clare and mystical writer, b. at Bologna, 8 September, 1413; d. there, 9 March, 1463. ..."

2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Anne Boleyn wore yellow mourning for Catherine of Aragon. Moutardier du Pape. A Frenchman frequently says of a conceited person, " II se croit le moutardier ..."

3. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1898)
"... marriage of Arthur with Catherine of Aragon, 1501 ; Arthur's death and the betrothal of his widow to his brother Henry; canonical difficulties; ..."

4. American Book Prices Current by Katherine Kyes Leab, Daniel J Leab (1908)
"Divorce of Catherine of Aragon. First edition. Lond., 1891. 8vo. CL, A., Mar. u, '08. (218) $3.50. English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century. ..."

5. The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and by Charles Knight (1874)
"Catherine of Aragon, the daughter of Ferdinand, remained in England, under the peculiar circumstance of being contracted in marriage to ..."

6. Annals of Politics and Culture (1492-1899) by George Peabody Gooch (1905)
"Arthur, Prince of Wales, marries Catherine of Aragon, after long negociations, but dies 1502, when Catherine, again after long negociations, is contracted ..."

7. Letters of Royal and Illustrious Ladies of Great Britain: From the by Mary Anne Everett Wood Green (1846)
"Catherine of Aragon, Queen of Henry VIII., to her Father, Ferdinand II. ... The feelings with which Henry VIII. and Catherine of Aragon mutually completed a ..."

8. Female Biography; Or Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All by Mary Hays (1803)
"Catherine of Aragon. THE daughters of Ferdinand of Aragon, the sixth king of Spain, and of Isabella queen of Castile, were distinguished for their learning ..."

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