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In order to cement a union between England and Spain, Katherine of Aragon, the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, marries Arthur, the frail son of Henry VI. Arthur's untimely death leaves the widow stranded in her new land, belonging neither to England nor Spain. She is subsequently betrothed to Arthur's brother, Henry VIII, but their union hinges on whether her first marriage was consummated.

"When Paula Constant and her husband, Gary, attempt to break away from the conventional 9-to-5 routine, a few weeks lazing in a resort or packed in a tour bus is not what they have in mind. What starts out as an idle daydream to embark on 'a travel to end all travels' turns into something far greater: an epic year-long 5000-kilometre walk from Trafalgar Square in London to Morocco and the threshold of the Sahara Desert"--Publisher.