arthur+catherine

• in October 1501, Catherine of Aragon arrived in England and got married to Arthur on the 14th of November in St. Paul's cathedral. this made the alliance between spain and england have greater significance
• the cementing of england and spains friendship meant england were now going to benefit from the emerging Spanish economy which was beginning to explore the new Americas.
• catherine's sister Joanna also married philip of Burgundy, tying the 2 nations together and ensuring a good relationship between England and Burgundy