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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen in Books

Sep 6, 2021  
Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen
Katherine of Aragon, the True Queen
Alison Weir | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Katherine of Aragon the true Queen ( Six Tudor Wives)
By Alison Weir

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A Spanish princess. Raised to be modest, obedient and devout. Destined to be an English Queen.

Six weeks from home across treacherous seas, everything is different: the language, the food, the weather. And for her there is no comfort in any of it. At sixteen-years-old, Catalina is alone among strangers.

She misses her mother. She mourns her lost brother.
She cannot trust even those assigned to her protection.

KATHERINE OF ARAGON. The first of Henry's Queens. Her story.

History tells us how she died. This captivating novel shows us how she lived.


It took me a bit longer than normal to finish this book I really enjoyed it but came away feel so sad for Katherine. I’m fascinated with this period of history and she is one queen who always hits the heart when I read her story. This is one of the best ones I’ve read so far and knowing Alison kept as close as possible to history made me even more sad. Something about the princesses of Wales they always get dealt a hard blow by the monarchy. Overall it was a beautifully written version of her. Looking forward to reading Anne’s next.
  
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Morgan Sheppard (1036 KP) created a post

Jun 23, 2026  
There's a particular kind of summer storm that arrives in the weeks after the solstice, heavy and deliberate, the sky darkening in the middle of a bright afternoon, as though the weather has somewhere to be and intends to get there.

Welsh storm folklore didn't treat that kind of weather as random. Storms in the old tradition were purposeful things, carrying intention rather than simply meteorological force. Thunder was understood as the sound of the Otherworld pressing closer, the boundary between worlds thinning under pressure. Lightning was older than explanation, something that belonged to the divine rather than the atmospheric. The Cŵn Annwn, the hounds of the Otherworld, were said to run with storms, their howling indistinguishable from the wind for those who didn't know how to listen, and entirely unmistakable for those who did.

Storms in Wales also carried protective folklore alongside the more unsettling associations. Certain prayers and household acts were performed when thunder came, not out of fear exactly, but out of a recognition that something significant was moving through the world and deserved to be acknowledged.

What I find most compelling about it all is the underlying assumption that the weather is not neutral. The land has moods, and the sky has intentions. The storm is not happening to you, but it is happening, and it knows. 🌩️

#WelshFolklore #TalesFromWales #MythAndMoonlight