Described by Polydor Virgil as a woman of the utmost charm both in appearance and character,

and Sir John Russell as the

fairest of all his wives. Eustace Chappwee described Jane as of middle stature and no great beauty.

Jane Seymour was of a natural, sweet nature, unlike her predecessor, and was considered virtuous.

Welcome to the Tudors Dynasty podcast. My name is Rebecca Larson, owner of

tutorsdynasty.com, and in this episode, I'm covering Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry

the 8th. As you may or may not recall, Jane Seymour was at the very bottom of my list of

Tudor queens. She has just always seemed so boring to me. To my surprise,

while researching this podcast, I began to uncover a woman who was a bit more interesting than I

suspected. As usual, before I began, I must thank those who have helped to get me where I am today.

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Thank you to those of you who have been with me from the beginning. Welcome back to those who

have come in somewhere after. And for those of you who are new to this podcast, welcome.

Now sit back, turn up the volume, close your eyes, and let's transport back in time to the life of Jane Seymour.

We know her the best as the third wife of Henry VIII, but Jane Seymour, through her mother, was descended from King Edward III, through his great-granddaughter,

Elizabeth Mortimer, Lady Hotspur. Jane's father, Sir John Seymour, was a descendant supposedly of a man

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