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Six wives | 3. Jane Seymour

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Jane Seymour and Henry's Marriage

Jane Seymour is arguably the most significant of Henry's wives. She was the only one of them who provided Henry with his longed-for male heir. To understand Jane's time as queen and why the king chose her as his third wife, it's really important to get to grips with what was going on in Henry's reign at the time that Jane came on the scene.

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