In 1501, Prince Arthur, heir to the English throne, marries Catherine of Aragon.
Catherine and Prince Arthur of England got married in 1501. It was a diplomatic alliance, binding the new Tudor regime to the much more prestigious Spanish family of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon.They got married at St Paul's and just 20 weeks later Arthur died.
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