On June 23, Catherine of Aragon and King Henry VIII were legally declared husband and wife.10 According to Neil Jones, “The match reaffirmed the political alliance, but the eighteen-year-old Henry, 6 feet 2 inches tall and "the handsomest ruler," was also in love with his petite, auburn-haired 23-year-old bride. It all bodes well and she played the perfect wife and queen, both devotedly embroidering her husband's shirts and (always her mother's daughter)”11 This marriage began Henry VIII's grueling quest to conceive a true male heir. 12 Soon after their marriage, Catherine conceived a son, however, in January 1510, she miscarried.13 This frustrated Henry because he had no stable heir to the throne. However he moved on. Once again, a few months later, Catherine became pregnant. Henry VIII believed that he would give birth to a male heir to the throne. On New Year's Day 1531, Catherine gave birth to a son, Henry. So Henry VIII was thrilled to have an heir who could continue his legacy, but just seven weeks later, little Henry