The Spanish Princess

2019 - 2020 7.6 (447 votes) 2 Seasons

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Genres

Drama

Networks

Starz

Created By

Emma Frost
Matthew Graham

Fight like a woman.

Overview

The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.

Key Crew

Producer: Pat Tookey-Dickson

Top Cast

Charlotte Hope

Catherine of Aragon

Ruairí O'Connor

Henry VIII

Laura Carmichael

Maggie Pole

Philip Cumbus

Thomas Wolsey

Georgie Henley

Princess Meg Tudor

Stephanie Levi-John

Lina de Cardonne

Sai Bennett

Princess Mary Tudor

Aaron Cobham

Oviedo de Maceta

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

Catherine of Aragon is the Princess of Spain, who has been promised the English throne all her life. She arrives in a rain-lashed England with her glorious and diverse court including her ladies-in-waiting Lina and Rosa. When her husband dies suddenly, the throne seems lost to Catherine until she sets her sights on the new heir, the future King Henry VIII.

8 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1: The New World

2019-05-05

Catherine of Aragon arrives in England to wed Prince Arthur, heir to the English throne, in a marriage contract intended to forge an alliance between the two nations.

Runtime: 55 min

Episode 2: Fever Dream

2019-05-12

Catherine is one step closer to the English throne with her marriage to Arthur but must navigate the challenges of a new relationship and a new court.

Runtime: 56 min

Episode 3: An Audacious Plan

2019-05-19

Catherine remains determined to become England's future Queen and makes plans to marry Prince Harry. Lizzie has a troubling premonition following a complicated labor.

Runtime: 54 min

Episode 4: The Battle for Harry

2019-05-26

As the nation mourns Lizzie's passing and Catherine works to secure her marriage to Harry, Henry shocks the family by announcing his intention to honor his wife's dying wish.

Runtime: 56 min

Episode 5: Heart Versus Duty

2019-06-02

Catherine is faced with a dilemma - marry King Henry Tudor and immediately become Queen of England - or find a way to refuse and hold out for Harry.

Runtime: 56 min

Episode 6: A Polite Kidnapping

2019-06-09

The English throne seems within Catherine's reach, but an unfortunate twist of fate means that her future now lies in the hands of her unstable older sister.

Runtime: 55 min

Episode 7: All is Lost

2019-06-16

The whole country is suffering - Catherine is barely recognizable as the 'Spanish Princess' and Maggie is destitute, but Catherine is determined not to abandon her destiny.

Runtime: 53 min

Episode 8: Destiny

2019-06-23

The fate of England hangs in the balance when the Tudor family is rocked by tragedy. Catherine risks everything to find out if Harry still loves her.

Runtime: 59 min

Season 2 (2020)

Presiding over the most glamorous court in Europe and beloved by their people, Queen Catherine and Henry VIII together create an England that is proud, confident and strong enough to withstand threat from abroad. Catherine’s struggle to produce an heir places her marriage and position in the court at risk, and she is haunted by her choices from the past. Despite proving herself a politician, a diplomat, a national inspiration and even a military commander, Catherine must battle to save her love with the King, and to preserve the peace and prosperity of their reign.

8 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1: Camelot

2020-10-11

With a powerful alliance with Spain and an heir sleeping in his crib, what could go wrong for glamorous royal couple Catherine and Henry?

Runtime: 58 min

Episode 2: Flodden

2020-10-18

Henry invades France, leaving a pregnant Catherine to defend England from Scottish king, James IV. Let the Battle of Flodden commence…

Runtime: 56 min

Episode 3: Grief

2020-10-25

As Catherine fights to restore her marriage after another tragedy, so too Meg must find a way to pull Scotland together after the bloody battle of Flodden.

Runtime: 56 min