He is enamored with Catalina, and she begins to plan how to make a marriage with him happen. He is then protected and pampered even more than before. Harry is self-absorbed and, at eleven, is suddenly heir-apparent to the throne. He instructs her to tell everyone that the marriage was never consummated, clearing the way for her marriage to Harry, Arthur's younger brother. On his deathbed, he tells Catalina that he wants her to promise that she'll still become queen. Then Arthur becomes ill and dies a few days later. Though they are under orders to spend only four nights together each month, Arthur slips into Catalina's rooms nightly and the two find that they share ideas and goals to be accomplished during their reign as king and queen of England. With that vow, there's a new friendship between the two that quickly blooms into love.
He says that he hadn't realized he has the power to make her cry, that he's sorry and will protect her from this day. Her tear-stained face is Arthur's undoing. They travel to Ludlow, and it's on the way that Catalina becomes so cold that she can't get out of the litter. When she meets Arthur, she's taken by his good looks but soon realizes that she finds few admirable traits in him. She will often say that there was never a time she didn't know that she was Princess of Wales and future Queen of England. From the time she is three years old, she is betrothed to Arthur, Prince of Wales and son of the king of England. Her childhood, spent in conquered lands and watching her parents in one crusade or war after another, will uniquely prepare her on her own quest for the crown of England's queen. In 1491, Catalina, who will become known to the world as Katherine, is traveling with her parents on the battlefield.
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