Comments on: He Said, She Said

By: Gabriella Hewitt

Gabriella Hewitt — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:16:19 +0000

I have no idea if she did or didn’t. I’m still wrapping my head around the fact that a 15 and 16 year old were supposed to run a country. Yes, there’d be advisers, but still…

In the end, though, King Henry got his way.

By: Anne Barnhill

Anne Barnhill — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:41:26 +0000

Oh, it’s a tough one! I can’t imagine a 15 year old boy NOT acting on his impulses and Arthur was perfectly well when he married. So, I lean toward believing that they DID. I think Catherine was in a strange land and was desperate to fulfill the role she had long been prepared for: Queen of England. She knew there was nothing for her back in Spain. I suspect, like many of us, her faith grew as she lost more and more babies and knew pain and sorrow. As she matured, so did her faith. But as a young girl, if a little lie could give her all she wanted, would she worry about it? And, once she was fighting for her life and her marriage and the future of her beloved daughter, she had to keep the lie going. Otherwise, all was lost. But who knows?

By: MarciMarketing

MarciMarketing — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:33:03 +0000

I’ve always believed Catherine. She was devout and would have looked upon lying as a sin. She also would have longed to return to Spain after Arthur’s death when stingy Henry VII was keeping her on a meager allowance, and all she need do was declare she was no longer a virgin and therefore not worthy to be married off to young Henry.

We know Henry VIII was a master manipulator and nothing in Catherine’s character suggests she was, so I continue to believe her side in the greatest “he said/she said” in history.

By: Smitten by Britain

Smitten by Britain — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:27:18 +0000

I don’t believe for a second that Catherine did not consummate her first marriage, especially if they were love’s young dream, as you say. I think she needed to do a little ‘cya’ and this served the purpose. Can I blame her? No way, I would have done the same.