{"product_id":"catherine-of-aragon-infanta-of-spain-queen-of-england-hardcover","title":"Catherine of Aragon: Infanta of Spain, Queen of England - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheresa Earenfight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine of Aragon is an elusive subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite her status as a Spanish \u003ci\u003einfanta\u003c\/i\u003e, Princess of Wales, and Queen of England, few of her personal letters have survived, and she is obscured in the contemporary royal histories. In this evocative biography, Theresa Earenfight presents an intimate and engaging portrait of Catherine told through the objects that she left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pair of shoes, a painting, a rosary, a fur-trimmed baby blanket--each of these things took meaning from the ways Catherine experienced and perceived them. Through an examination of the inventories listing the few possessions Catherine owned at her death, Earenfight follows the arc of Catherine's life: first as a coddled child in Castile, then as a young adult alone in England after the death of her first husband, a devoted wife and doting mother, a patron of the arts and of universities, and, finally, a dear friend to the women and men who stood by her after Henry VIII set her aside in favor of another woman. Based on traces and fragments, these portraits of Catherine are interpretations of a life lived five centuries ago. Earenfight creates a compelling picture of a multifaceted, intelligent woman and a queen of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngagingly written, this cultural and emotional biography of Catherine brings us closer to understanding her life from her own perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTheresa Earenfight\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History at Seattle University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe King's Other Body: María of Castile and the Crown of Aragon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQueenship in Medieval Europe\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eQueenship and Political Power in Medieval and Early Modern Spain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.2 x 6.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160920494215,"sku":"9780271091648","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d1c507a2c8e5b37b64eadf0c310c56df.webp?v=1733276824","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/catherine-of-aragon-infanta-of-spain-queen-of-england-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}