20 May 1536 – King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour become betrothed
On 20th May 1536, at nine o'clock in the morning, King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour became secretly…
Jane Seymour
14 May 1536 – Jane Seymour moves to Chelsea
On 14th May 1536, King Henry VIII sent Sir Nicholas Carew to collect Jane Seymour from Carew's country…
1 April 1536 – Henry VIII sends Jane Seymour a gift
In a letter dated 1st April 1536, Eustace Chapuys, the imperial ambassador, reported to Charles V, Holy Roman…
24 October 1537 – Queen Jane Seymour dies
Jane Seymour by Anthony Cardon On 24th October 1537 Queen Jane Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII,…
Did Jane Seymour have a C-section?
Today is the anniversary of the birth of King Edward VI and every year, without fail, I see…
7 June 1536 – A water pageant for Queen Jane Seymour
On 7th June 1536, three days after she had been proclaimed queen at Greenwich, there was a water…
4 June 1536 – Jane Seymour proclaimed Queen at Greenwich
According to Charles Wriothesley, chronicler and Windsor Herald, it was on 4th June 1536, Whitsunday, that Henry VIII's…