Jane Seymour

1509-1537
Widely known as the sweet chaste maiden who usurped Anne's crown and place as Queen by acting the complete opposite to her rival, never to argue or speak her mind. Jane seymour's lack of spirit and eagerness to please drew the dominating Henry into a trance, for as the portrait reveals Mistress Seymour was certainly no beauty. Sent as a lady in Waiting to Queen Anne after the alleged encounter with the king at her fathers manor, Jane apparently read to Henry and comforted him after his jousting accident which left him with an ulcerated leg that never healed. Anne was outraged and some historians beleive this was the cause of her last failed pregnancy. Janes brothers Thomas and Edward were great beleivers in the refformation of the church,while Anne remained a strict noble Catholic (mainly to please the country and keep out of the kings way) Jane was married to Henry on 30th may, 11 days after annes execution, and waited two weeks for her coronation. She indeed delivered Henry the son he had been waiting for as both his previous wives had either lost or given birth to short lived, deformed heirs. The son was named Edward per Henrys request and was rightfully heir to the throne, as two months into Jane and Henry's marriage, the only living and illegitimate son of henry Henry fitzroy died at 17. Edward was given a royal christening at hampton palace on the 15th october. Mary tudor, and Elizabeth were both at the ceremony. Jane died on the 24th october, due to illness from child birth..... Henry did not marry for two years after Janes Death Jane seymour was the only one of Henry VIII's wives to be buried alongside him Whether Jane Seymour really loved him is doubtful the rolling stones composed a song "My sweet lady jane" based on Henry's point of view towards his fleeting love for anne and his new passion for his dear lady Jane.