June 5 - Maria de Salinas, Catherine of Aragon’s friend

On this day in Tudor history, 5th June 1516, Spaniard Maria de Salinas married William, 10th Lord Willoughby of Eresby.

 

Maria and William were the parents of Catherine Willoughby, who went on to marry Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Maria was also a good friend of Catherine of Aragon and managed to be with the queen in her final hours, even though she wasn't supposed to be there.

 

Find out more about Maria de Salinas in today's talk from historian Claire Ridgway. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/KA4YUJ0Gsng

 

You can find out more about Maria's daughter, Catherine Willoughby, in this video - https://youtu.be/dVz3KEzvYso

Also on this day in Tudor history, 5th June 1604, Tudor physician and naturalist Thomas Moffet, or Muffet, physician and naturalist, died at Wilton in Wiltshire. He is known for a poem on silkworms and his daughter is linked to a famous nursery rhyme. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/V-8A9OB5fqU