Ladies of Lore
Ladies of Lore is dedicated to the women of mythology and folklore, from goddesses, monsters, queens, witches, seers, and everything in between.
Each episode traces these women from their earliest origins through their most famous stories, and explores how they change over time, shaped by the cultures retelling them. We explore how fear, power, desire, and control transformed women into monsters, muses, or moral warnings, and what those transformations reveal about the societies doing the telling.
From ancient myth to modern pop culture, Ladies of Lore looks at where these women began, how they’ve been rewritten, and why they still matter now.
If you love mythology, folklore, and wonder who benefits from the version of the story we are given, you're in the right place.
Ladies of Lore
Heroines of History: Catherine of Aragon
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely festive break and are feeling ready to take on 2026! I entered the new year with a bad cold which is not what you want to hear on the podcast.
My loss is your gain though, and I am gifting you an episode of the Patreon Exclusive series 'Heroines of History', this one is all about Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII.
Here's a list of my sources that you can access, the rest were found via my university library:
https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/katherine-of-aragon/#gs.nrhdca
https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/katharine-of-aragon-life-story
https://www.thoughtco.com/catherine-of-aragon-marriage-to-henry-viii-3528151
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