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Episode 46, Jane Seymour, the Pacific peacemaker.

Hello. Episode 46, Jane Seymour, the Pacific peacemaker. Last time, we followed Jane Seymour through her early life and rise to the throne, culminating in her marriage to Henry VIII in 1536.

Today, we will look at her reign itself. Much has been made about the great swing difference in the personalities and type of queenship, embodied by Jane Seymour and her immediate predecessor on the throne, Amber Lynn.

And while they were two different queens, there are some similarities, as I spoke about last week.

There is the backgrounds, which were relatively similar.

They followed a similar path to the throne, and used much the same tactics in order to avoid falling into the mistress zone and instead win the crown.

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