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Lauren Johnson
@History_Lauren
History. Writing. Storytelling. PhDing Refugees, Religion & Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe. Biographer of Henry VI & Margaret Beaufort (@hoz_books).
May 13, 2019 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
I'm really glad that @STARZ #SpanishPrincess has brought #Catalina, Catherine of Aragon's Moorish attendant, into popular awareness, But in the service of this fascinating story, it has melded *two* different historical women.
So here's the truth about Catalina... The woman responsible for "secret services" in Catherine of Aragon's bedchamber, who was reported to be "well informed" of whether Catherine's marriage to Arthur #Tudor was consummated or not was #Catalina of Motril, an enslaved woman from Granada...