Kimbolton Castle: The Final Days and Death of Katherine of Aragon

Here is a show notes page accompanying this episode, recorded at Kimbolton Castle in Cambridgeshire.  We discover this incredible building - a former medieval stronghold that became Katherine of Aragon's final residence. Stripped of her title, separated from her daughter, Mary, and pressured to accept the annulment of her marriage, Katherine lived under strict supervision at Kimbolton and it was here, on 7 January 1536, that Katherine died, still believing herself to be England’s rightful queen.

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Show Credits:

Presenter: Sarah Morris

Guest: Andrew Bamford

Chapters

• (00:00:20) - Tudor History & Travel
• (00:04:41) - The Life of Catherine of Aragon
• (00:06:17) - Meet the people of Kimbolton
• (00:09:25) - Catherine's lodgings at Kimbolton Castle
• (00:15:34) - Why Catherine was brought to Kimbolton
• (00:16:58) - The Crisis of Catherine of Aragon
• (00:25:26) - Catherine the Great and the Right to Queen
• (00:28:02) - The best light in the apartment
• (00:29:37) - Kimbolton Castle, Buckinghamshire
• (00:33:32) - Two staunch supporters of Catherine the Great
• (00:35:24) - The King's Visit to Catherine the Queen
• (00:41:23) - The Great Hall of Port Collis
• (00:43:39) - The Castle of Bamborough, Catherine's Chambers
• (00:47:44) - The Queen's Room, Kimbolton
• (00:49:35) - The Life of Catherine of Castile
• (00:57:33) - The Life of Catherine the Queen
• (00:59:03) - Walking through the chapel at Kimbolton
• (01:02:07) - The Catherine of Aragon Chapel
• (01:08:56) - Visit Kimbolton Castle
• (01:12:14) - The Tudor History and Travel Podcast