20 May 1536 – The Betrothal of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
At 9am on 20th May 1536, the day after his second wife had been executed, Henry VIII became…
Jane Seymour
28 and 29 April 1536 – Something is going on
Something was definitely brewing at King Henry VIII's court in late April 1536. Two commissions of oyer and…
Jane Seymour – Guest Post by Lauren Johnson
Lauren Johnson as Jane Seymour On this day in 1537, Jane Seymour died of puerperal fever at Hampton…
The Six Wives of Henry VIII and their Labels
Back in early 2011, I wrote a series of posts on the "six wives' stereotypes", the various stereotypes,…
7 June 1536 – A River Pageant in Honour of Jane Seymour, the New Queen
Three days after Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, was proclaimed Queen at Greenwich Palace, a river pageant…
4 June 1536 – Jane Seymour is Proclaimed Queen at Greenwich
On this day in 1536, Whitsun, Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, was proclaimed Queen at Greenwich. Chronicler…
2 June 1536 – Jane Seymour’s First Public Appearance as Queen
On Friday 2nd June 1536, Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, made her first public appearance at Greenwich.…