Catherine of Aragon Dies: England's Defiant Queen
She died at Kimbolton Castle, still insisting she was Henry VIII's rightful wife. Catherine had been queen for 24 years. Henry annulled the marriage in 1533, declared their daughter Mary illegitimate, and exiled Catherine to a series of damp, cold castles. She refused every offer that required her to acknowledge Anne Boleyn as queen. Her last letter to Henry still called him "mine own dear lord, king, and husband." He was at a jousting tournament when she died. He wore yellow the next day.
January 7, 1536
490 years ago
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