Catherine Parr, sixth queen of Henry VIII, was named after Catherine of Aragon, his first queen...who was her godmother.
Catherine the Very Much Younger was also the first woman to have her work appear in print, in English, under her own name.
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I'm not usually one for poetry, but I had a sudden burst of inspiration and wrote a haiku about Catherine of Aragon, of all things.
You call me a sin
Barren, though our daughter lives
Still I sew your shirts
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When Catherine of Aragon Led England’s Armies to Victory Over Scotland
In 1513, Henry VIII’s first queen—acting as regent in her husband’s absence—secured a major triumph at the Battle of Flodden.
Smithsonian Magazine
Meilan Solly
She was, in the words of historian John Edwards, Henry VIII’s “greatest queen.”
Deborah Makarios
Hawksquill (I've migrated!)
Bob Jamieson
World History Encyclopedia
Johvelsson