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The speech by Catherine of Aragon to King Henry VIII of England was made at the Papal Divorce Tribunal on 21 June 1529. The life story of this fascinating and tragic Tudor woman and Spanish princess is one of the most famous of the Tudor period. The motto of Catherine of Aragon was 'Humble and Loyal' and this is reflected in her speech to Henry VIII. Catherine of Aragon Divorce Speech to King Henry VIII
The speech by Catherine of Aragon to King Henry VIII of England was made at the Papal Divorce Tribunal on 21 June 1529: "Sir, I beseech you for all the love that hath been between us, let me have justice and right, take of me some pity and compassion, for I am a poor woman, and a stranger, born out of your dominion. I have here no friend and much less indifferent counsel. I flee to you, as to the head of justice within this realm . . . I take God and all the world to witness that I have been to you a true, humble and obedient wife, ever comfortable to your will and pleasure . . . being always well pleased and contented with all things wherein you had any delight or dalliance . . . I loved all those whom ye loved, only for your sake, whether I had cause or no, and whether they were my friends or enemies. This 20 years or more I have been your true wife and by me ye have had divers children, although it hath pleased God to call them from this world, which hath been no default in me. . . And when ye had me at first, I take God to my judge, I was a true maid, without touch of man. And whether this be true or no, I put it to your conscience . . . Therefore, I humbly require you to spare me the extremity of this new court . . . And if ye will not, to God I commit my cause". Catherine of Aragon Divorce Speech
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