# Katharine of Aragon — The Fifth Queen Crowned character guide

> Katharine of Aragon in The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford Madox Ford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Katharine, Aragon

**First appearance:** 0002-the-fifth-queen-crowned

## Who they are

Henry VIII's first wife, deceased but referenced as a symbol.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/vii)

Mary's mother, whose death Mary invokes as a reason for her hatred of the King.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_crowned_se/chapters/iii)

Referenced as a past victim of slander, drawing a parallel to the current Queen's situation.

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