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Definition of Jane Seymour
1. Noun. Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jane Seymour
Literary usage of Jane Seymour
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"... the King's natural son, who was believed to have been destined by Henry to
succeed him on the throne in case of failure of issue by Jane Seymour; ..."
2. Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest by Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland (1868)
"Odious enough was the case when Anne Boleyn supplanted the right royal Katharine
of Arragon, but the discreet Jane Seymour received the addresses of her ..."
3. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1846)
"Henry VIII. lii love with Jane Seymour. portant part. ... Henry, however, had
seen Jane Seymour, one of Anne's maids, more beautiful and attractive than ..."
4. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1906)
"On May 20, the day after Anne's execution, the king was betrothed to Jane Seymour.
Ten days later the marriage was privately celebrated at York Place. ..."
5. Ainsworth's Magazine: A Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, & Art by William Harrison Ainsworth, George Cruikshank, Hablot Knight Browne (1843)
"Catherine of Arragon should have made that speech," retorted Jane Seymour,
bitterly ; " she had reason to complain that she was supplanted by one much ..."
6. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth by James Anthony Froude (1858)
"... scarcely have be- dies on the fallen the king (unless the loss of the child
had j^ber. been added to that of the mother) than the death of Jane Seymour. ..."
7. Anne Boleyn: A Chapter of English History, 1527-1536 by Paul Friedmann (1884)
"Henry had been so well worked upon by Jane Seymour and her friends that he ardently
... He had assured Jane Seymour that his love for her was honourable, ..."
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