Because she was Prince Arther's widow (dowager). Prince Arther was Henry's older brother. Arther was the Prince of Wales until his death. A good book on the topic is The Constant Princess. (I don't remember the author.)
Yes. Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII's marriage was a divorce
Catharine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of King Henry VIII was a Princess of Aragon, which is in Spain.
Catherine Of Aragon And Catherine parr
Catherine was born a Spanish Princess, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry Vlll of England and Princess of Wales as the wife to Arthur, Prince of Wales.
7th of January 1537 aged 50
The church of England allowed him to get divorced from Catherine of Aragon!
She was 48 when Henry divorced her in 1533 and she died two years later.
Catherine of Aragon was married to Henry VIII when she was twenty-three. They divorced because she couldn't give him a son.
Catherine Of Aragon? Yes. She was Henry VIII first wife who he divorced.
She was sent a pension as she lived in the nunnery.
Catherine Of AragonHenry VIII married Catherine Of Aragon on 11 June 1509 at Greyfriars Church in Greenwich. They were Divorced in 1533 and she died of Natural causes in 1536.Henry the 8th's first wife was Catherine of Aragon. They were married on June 11, 1509. They were divorced in 1533.