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Explore a timeline to position yourself in history and gain a sense of the signifiance and lasting effects of this point in history.
Gain a sense of just how radical King Henry VIII's break from the Catholic Church was. England was Catholic for almost a thousand years and Henry VIII changed all that with an executive order.
The exotic Spanish Princess destined to be Queen
Katherine's best friend forever and closest confidant
A fashionable woman armed with the knowledge and elegance of the French courts
A strikingly tall, athletic King who was not raised to rule
Henry and Katherine's highly educated daughter and heir to the throne (if only she were a boy)
Katherine's lady in waiting and a social climber, but perhaps not a very successful one
A political savant - an amalgamation of Thomas Cromwell and others
A devout if spineless Catholic Cardinal. Inspired by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
