Arthur Tudor was the brother who died and left the way clear for his younger brother to become Henry VIII. Benjamin Streeter, who’s book ‘Arthur Prince of Wales, Henry VIII’s Lost Brother’ tells the story of Arthur’s life and early death, joined me to talk about what kind of person Arthur was, what his life was like and, of course, did he and Katherine of Aragon consummate their marriage.

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