Entertainment
Charlotte Hope on the very modern struggles of 16th century queen Catherine of Aragon in The Spanish Princess Part Two – Nine
How the show is broadening our understanding of her history.
Catherine of Aragon’s reign as Queen of England may have ended in 1533 when King Henry VIII divorced her, but the challenges she faced as a woman feel very much like a story for our times.
Balancing career and motherhood, dealing with miscarriage and the deaths of several babies, and doing it all while trying to maintain a marriage, are all 21st century struggles. And yet, they are the very things Catherine faces in Part Two of The Spanish Princess, a TV adaptation of the novels The Constant Pr…
-
General23 hours agoDonald Trump’s initial 10 per cent tariff takes effect
-
General22 hours agoJaguar Land Rover in UK pauses shipments to US
-
General19 hours agoTexas opens probe into Kellogg’s health claims, dyes
-
General18 hours agoAustralian share market set to dive as threat of US recession grows