The Wedding of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour

On May 30, 1536 Henry VIII married his third wife Jane Seymour. The wedding was small and took place in the Queen's Closet at Whitehall. Henry thought that Jane Seymour was actually his first "true wife" because his other marriages had been marred by incest and adultery. He believed that God would now grant him a son and heir; something he desperately hoped for. Jane made her public debut as Queen just three days later on June 2, 1536 at Greenwich.  Her appearance was described in a letter to Lord Lisle by John Russell. He said, " On Friday last the Queen sat abroad as Queen, and was served by her own servants, who were sworn that same day. The King came in his great boat to Greenwich that day with his privy chamber, and the Queen and the ladies in the great barge..." Jane was officially proclaimed Queen the next day on Whitsun, the 3rd anniversary of Anne's coronation.

Portrait of Henry, Jane and their son Edward painted post-humously by Hans Holbein.

Quote taken from The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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