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Six wives | 3. Jane Seymour

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Anne of Cleves: A Canny Political Operator With a Full and Fascinating Life

Jane Seymour was the wife who doesn't put a foot wrong. She looks majestic and she's the mother of Henry's heir. But it's so ironic when you look at what actually happened. Next week, we'll be moving on to wife number four, Anne of Cleves. Revealing how a woman who's been dismissed by history as a comedianic note was in fact a canny political operator with a full life.

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