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King of England

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Wife of Arthur Tudor and King Henry VIII

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Arthur Tudor's Significance to Man for All Seasons

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Arthur Tudor's Significance to Man for All Seasons

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This is where the connection to Robert Bolt's play comes in. Without Arthur Tudor's early death Henry VIII would have never been king and married his brother's wife. Catherine would never of claimed that she and Arthur never consummated the marriage leading the Henry VIII even having a chance at marrying her. If they never got married Henry VIII would never have wanted a divorce. Arthur Tudor's death sets up all these events and the plot for the play.

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Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII failed to have any male children and heirs to the throne. The only child they had was Mary I. All other pregnancies ended in miscarriage, a stillborn baby or the child not living past their childhood. This led to the complicated situation of trying to divorce Catherine. King Henry VIII needed a dispensation for his previous dispensation from the pope. King Henry VIII believed God was punishing him for his adulterous relationship by not giving him any male heir.

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On April 22, 1509, not long after Prince Arthur's death, King Henry VII suddenly died. This made Henry VIII king of England at 18 years old. King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon on June 11th, 1509.

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After Arthur died his brother became heir to the throne. In order to maintain relations with Spain, England requested a dispensation from the pope to marry his late brother's widow. Catherine claimed that her and Arthur never consummated their relationship so no special privileges were needed. Spain and England wanted to be sure however.

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Arthur Tudor

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Plague and illness was hovering around Ludlow castle when Arthur returned. In late March him and Catherine both came down sick. Catherine recovered but on April 2nd, 1502 Arthur Tudor died at 15 years old. It is unknown what he died of but many think it was sweating sickness. Sweating sickness is carried by rats and has influenza or pneumonia like symptoms. Arthur's death led to Henry VII becoming heir to the throne of England.

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Linacre was one of the most prominent humanistic scholars of his time. He studied at All Souls College in Oxford. He studied medicine in Italy and acquired his medical degree. He became Henry VIII physician for 11 years and was close friends to Sir Thomas More and Erasmus.

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Arthur was tutored by the best. He was tutored by John Rede and renowned poet Bernard Andre. When he was 15 he was tutored by Thomas Linacre. Arthur was said to be a strong student. Many were looking forward to seeing Arthur become king as he was a very promising candidate.

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In November of 1489, Arthur was named Prince of Wales at age three. In 1492 at age six, Arthur was sent to live in Ludlow Castle because Edward IV made that a rule before Arthur was born. Aged just six Arthur was named the president of The Council of Wales and Marches.

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When Arthur was only two years old he was betrothed to Catherine of Aragon from Spain. This was done to establish strong connections between England and Spain. Catherine arrived in England in 1501 to marry Arthur. At just 15 and 16 years old, Arthur and Catherine were married in an exuberant ceremony on November 14th, 1501 at St. Paul's Cathedral. After the marriage the couple returned to Ludlow castle.

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Arthur was named after the legendary British King Arthur, whom Henry claimed to be descended from.

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Arthur Tudor, the Prince of Wales, was the first born child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Arthur Tudor was also the older brother to Henry VIII. Arthur was born one month prematurely in Winchester on the 20th of September 1486.