Before Henry VIII, there was another heir. Prince Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, married to Katharine of Aragon, and dead at fifteen. In this interview, Gareth Streeter (author of Arthur, Prince of Wales: Henry VIII’s Lost Brother and founder of Royal History Geeks) explores the prince’s real life beyond the footnotes.

We discuss:

- Why Arthur, not Henry, was central to Henry VII’s vision & propaganda

- Reconstructing the Arthur–Katharine marriage

- The big one: consummation, weighing contemporary evidence vs later “Great Matter” claims

- Education, character & the king Arthur might have become

- Illness and cause of death: what we know, what remains mystery

- Gareth’s research process, sources that changed his mind, and advice for new history writers

Find Gareth & the book:

Arthur, Prince of Wales: Henry VIII’s Lost Brother - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Arthur-Prince-Wales-Henry-Brother-ebook/dp/B0C6NLT7NJ/, https://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Prince-Wales-Henry-Brother-ebook/dp/B0C6NLT7NJ/

Royal History Geeks - https://www.royalhistorygeeks.com/

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