Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Jane Seymour and Henry VIII - College Term Paper

Jane Seymour and Henry VIII

The Dying Love Story

Jane Seymour was Henry VIII’s third wife. Jane married him just eleven days after Anne Boleyn was executed. The marriage between Jane Seymour and Henry was on May 30th 1536.

Jane was born between 1507 and 1509. The Seymour’s were a well-respected and old noble family. Jane was considered to be a modest and gentle person – the opposite to the sharp tempered and sharp-tongued Anne. However, she refused to be the mistress of the king. King Henry's plan to have Anne arrested for treason was successful and led to her execution. Once Anne was executed, he was free to marry again. Henry married Jane at Whitehall on 30 May. Jane was proclaimed Queen on 4 June at ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

Jane went into a prolonged and painful labour lasting three days and three nights. A healthy son, Edward, was born on 12 October 1537, around 2.00am. Jane gave birth to the son Henry desperately wanted. He was called Edward and would be the future Edward VI. Henry wept when he held his son. He felt God had finally blessed his marriage with the much-desired heir. Citizens celebrated with bonfires, free wine and beer.

Jane collapsed in a high fever three days after her son’s christening, and she received the last sacrament on 19 June. Jane died of septicemia. Henry was distraught. It would be three years before he married again. Such was his love for Jane, Henry fled to Windsor after her death to grieve, leaving the Duke of Norfolk to organise her funeral. Jane was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor. She was the only one of Henry’s wives to receive a Queen’s burial. Henry was later interred beside her in ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.

Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Turabian

Jane Seymour and Henry VIII. (2012, December 1). Retrieved January 22, 2025, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Jane-Seymour-and-Henry-VIII/102061

"Jane Seymour and Henry VIII." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 1 Dec. 2012. Web. 22 Jan. 2025. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Jane-Seymour-and-Henry-VIII/102061>

"Jane Seymour and Henry VIII." Essayworld.com. December 1, 2012. Accessed January 22, 2025. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Jane-Seymour-and-Henry-VIII/102061.

JOIN NOW

Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays

PAPER DETAILS

Added: 12/1/2012 09:46:20 PM
Submitted By: Amantzouratos
Category: European History
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 369
Pages: 2

Save |

Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS

Save and find your favorite essays easier