This weeks penultimate episode ofThe Spanish Princessbrings Catherine to her lowest point.
She has been completely eliminated from any alliance.
Whats more, Ferdinand agrees to send Catherines dowry and appoints her the new Spanish Ambassador.
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Lets dig into this historical detail and more from All Is Lost.
The timing is certainly right, but its difficult to discern if Catherine did actually do this.
Anne Boleyn
DidThe Twilight Zonemusic start going through your head?
Anne Boleyns birth date is not known but estimated to be somewhere between 1501 and 1507.
Much of her youth was spent learning courtly ways abroad, but Anne didnt leave England until 1513.
So, its a little nod to his eventual disregard for Catherines place in Henrys affections.
Catherines dream
Catherine has a powerful dream in the midst of this episode.
She imagines meeting Harry in a palace hallway scattered with their love letters.
They embrace, but then he tells her he would toss love away for the crown.
He introduces her to his bride Princess Eleanor and then their letters catch fire and burn.
She turns to her compass for guidance and finds herself in a boat going over a waterfall.
But it also is a historically resonant interlude.
But it is impossible to overstate how much stock the Tudors put in dreams as auguries for their future.
Yorkist Treason and Maggie Pole
Things go from bad to worse this week for Maggie.
This plot and its failure feels like one that the creators have moved around in history for dramatic emphasis.
