The book is resplendent with smells. Clark describes the scene that awaited Maria de Salinas, who served Catherine of Aragon for 30 years. Entering London, travelers “were engulfed by the stench ...
Catherine was born near Madrid in December 1485. She was the daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, whose marriage had united Spain. At three years of age Catherine was betrothed to King ...
It is named after Wilfrid M Voynich, a Polish book dealer and antiquarian ... of reference for Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, the great-aunt to Catherine of Aragon. He said the text is written ...
The books, owned by Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, will be put on show in a new exhibition at Hever Castle in Edenbridge, Kent - Anne's childhood home. The exhibition aims to show the ...