@sapphireofrose: 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏 “As an Infanta, she had received both a religious and humanist education and was considered a compassionate and sensitive queen. She initiated a program of relief for the poor and regularly donated to charities, especially on holy days. She particularly earned the sympathy of the English[….] She was respected and considered one of the most enlightened queens of the time. Even at the court of Henry VIII she was respected and there were many who, more or less openly, tried to support her. She was a patron of authors such as Juan Luis Vives, a Valencian humanist and philosopher, whom she commissioned to write a book on the education of Christian women, which was highly controversial at the time because it defended women’s right to receive an education.” #catherineofaragon #catherineofaragonedit #WomenInHistory #perioddrama #perioddramaseries