According to Alison Weir, Jane

Jane Seymour was born in Wolf Hall, daughter of Sir John Seymour and Margery cv market Wentworth. Through her maternal grandfather she was the granddaughter of King Edward III of England through Lionel cv market of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence. Because of this, she and King Henry VIII were fifth cousins degree. She was second cousin to her predecessor Anne Boleyn, had the same great-grandmother, Elizabeth Cheney. His date of birth is a matter of debate. She is generally credited cv market as 1509 or even 1510, but it has been noted that at her funeral, 29 women walked in succession. As was customary that each of the ladies a deceased represented one years of his life, implying cv market that she was born in 1508 or 1507 and had not yet celebrated cv market her 30th birthday.
She was not as well educated as the previous wives of Henry, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, learned to read and write little, but was much better at sewing and household management, which were considered much more than necessary for women of the time . Embroidery of Jane was considered beautiful and elaborate; Some of his works have survived until 1652, when it was given to the Seymour family.
She became lady in waiting to Queen Katharine in 1532, but it may have served before, in 1527 and after the divorce of Henry VIII to Catherine, Jane went on to serve her predecessor Anne Boleyn. The first report of Henry VIII's interest in Jane Seymour was in early 1536, shortly before the death of Catherine of Aragon.
Records say that Jane had a boyish face and a modest personality. According to the Imperial Ambassador Eustace Chapuys, cv market Jane was of medium height with a very pale complexion; He also commented that it was not very pretty. However, John Russell stated that Jane was "the fairest of all the King's wives." Polydore Vergil commented that she was "a woman of much charm in nature and appearance." Marriage:
Henry VIII was married to Jane at the Palace of Whitehall in London on May 30, 1536, just 11 days after the execution of Anne Boleyn. cv market As part of the preparations for the royal wedding, cv market the falcon emblems and initials of Ana were quickly cv market replaced by personal emblems of Jane, "a phoenix passing by a castle amid flames and Tudor roses painted red and white." How votes for the royal wedding, David Starkey says that Henry VIII would have done the same in each of their weddings. The king swore:
"I, Henry, take in marriage as my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part and besides I commit to thee my troth. "
Then the Queen replied: 'I take thee, Henry, as my husband in marriage', followed by the same vote for Henry, but with the promise cv market of being "gallant and cheerful on the table and in bed."
According to Alison Weir, Jane's marriage with the king was marked by public celebrations (Page 7.), But according to biographer Jane, Elizabeth Norton, the marriage was kept secret for a few days and as with the Henry's marriage to Anne, "there was no official announcement ... instead, Jane was gradually being presented cv market to the people as queen" (p. 81).
The cheerful, luxurious and extravagant royal spectacles, which had reached its peak during the time of Anne Boleyn, was replaced by a strict enforcement of decorum. Jane banned the French fashion that Anne Boleyn had introduced earlier. Politically conservative, his only reported involvement in national affairs was in 1536, when King asked forgiveness for participants in the Pilgrimage of Grace. Readily cv market Being warned by Henry about the fate her predecessor met when "interfered in their affairs." Jane's motto was: "Thank you to obey and serve."
In early 1537, Jane became pregnant. During pregnancy, she developed a craving for quail, which Henry ordered promptly bring Calais cv market and Flanders. During the summer she took no public commitments and led a relatively cv market quiet life, being served by the best doctors and midwives of the kingdom. She went to bed in September 1537 and gave birth to the coveted male heir, the future King Edward VI of England, 2 o'clock in the morning of October 12, 1537 at the Hampton Court Palace.
Edward cv market was baptized on 15 October 1537 day, without the presence of his mother. Both the king's daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, were present and carried the child during the ceremony. After the baptism, it became clear that Jane Seymour was seriously ill.
The birth of Jane Seymour cv market had been difficult, lasting two nights and three days, probably because the baby was not well positioned. According to the biographer of King Edward, Jennif