It is a place whose beauty never leaves you – “…we dressed ourselves in embroidered silk and walked into the red fort of Granada and through the gates to the white pearl that is the Alhambra Palace – at this moment I became a princess for the first time. And a poor and lonely young girl just wanting to find her place in life.įrom the stunning setting of the Alhambra palace in Granada, we travel around the homes of Henry Tudor and his family – the royal palaces in England and the journey that Henry VIII’s first wife actually took and the fate that awaited her at an iconic time in British history and a fateful time in a young lady’s life.īut it is the Alhambra which remains her mind despite becoming the Queen of England for many years. Then to make matters worse she is effectively held captive until the parents decide where her fate lies. Forget the royal connections and the expectations of the time and instead think of a young girl coming a new Country on her own only to marry, and have her husband die. The Constant Princess Tapa blanda 2 mayo 2006 Edición en Inglés de Philippa Gregory (Autor) 2. So speaks Catalina (Catherine of Aragon’s Spanish name) of her new and unfriendly home. Travel Guide “I miss my home with a ache of longing in these cold dark days”
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