jane seymour

PEOPLE

Edward VI was primed to become an even more disturbing king than his father Henry VIII—until an utterly gruesome end cut his life short.

PEOPLE

When one of Catherine de Medici’s infamous "flying squadron" of ladies-in-waiting fell out of line, her punishment was utterly cold-blooded.

PEOPLE

Henry VIII's six wives did not live royal fairy tales—rather, they lived downright horror stories. These are their heartbreaking stories.

PEOPLE

Most people see Queen Jane Seymour as a serene “angel” who finally gave King Henry VIII a son. Sadly, her real story is much darker.

THINGS

Today, we know the six wives of Henry VIII more by the phrase "divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived" than we do by their own names and legacies. But what would they look like today?

EDITORIAL

Edward and Thomas Seymour were undoubtedly two of the messiest people to ever grace the Tudor court of the infamous King Henry VIII.



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