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A portrait of Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536 CE), first wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

The rule of women in government and ministry has long been a source of controversy in the Christian Church. Beginning with the Apostolic period, female leadership has been embraced and resisted by innumerable people...

Statue of Catherine of Aragon, queen consort of England (r. 1509-1533) and first wife of Henry VIII of England, designed by Manuel González Muñoz, 2007. Archepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares near Madrid, Spain.

The tomb of Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536 CE), first wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). Peterborough Cathedral, England.

A 1919 photograph of Ekaterina Breshko-Breshkovskaya, aka Catherine Breshkovsky (1844-1934) who was an activist and member of the Socialist Revolutionaries but had worked for greater women’s rights from the 1860s to the Russian...

Queen Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705), oil on canvas after Sir Peter Lely, circa 1660-1705. Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire National Trust.

Mary I of England reigned as queen from 1553 to 1558. The eldest daughter of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547) with Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), she restored Catholicism in England while her persecution of Protestants...

Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE) was an Italian artist, architect and poet, who is considered one of the greatest and most influential of all Renaissance figures. His most celebrated works, from a breathtaking portfolio of masterpieces...

A late-15th century CE illustration of the marriage of Henry V of England (r. 1413-1422 CE) and Catherine of Valois (l. 1401 - c. 1437 CE), daughter of Charles VI of France (r. 1380-1422 CE). The...

A 16th century CE painting of Catherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (National Portrait Gallery, London)