Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon is now infamous as King Henry VIII’s rejected queen—but very few people know her even darker history.

From heartbreaking loss to cruel betrayals, there’s a reason history wants us to forget the true stories behind these tragic queens.

From conniving queens to scheming consorts to rulers in their own right, here are devious facts about the most ruthless queens and empresses in history.

Catherine of Aragon is now infamous as King Henry VIII’s rejected queen—but very few people know her even darker history.

History has painted Queen Catherine Howard as a “fallen woman” whose seductions led her to the block. Sadly, her real story is even darker.