Acclaimed, Bestselling Historian Alison Weir Draws On New Research For Her Captivating Novel, Which Paints A.

Edward seymour, the eldest surviving son of john and margery seymour, steadily advanced through the ranks of the tudor court. Third queen of henry viii jane seymour was born at wolf hall, wiltshire, probably in 1509. There are a handful of other portraits that seem likely to be of jane and painted during her lifetime, however their identities have not yet been academically confirmed.

It Is Impossible To Know, But Weir Provides A Compelling Portrait Of Who She Might Have Been, Addressing Head On, As She Does, One Of The Most Puzzling And Difficult Aspects Of Jane’s Story.

Yet the message of divinely authorized tudor monarchy promoted in the family portrait also exposes a brutal reality that in 1545, at the height of kateryn parr’s power as queen and. She is wearing a red velvet gown with sleeves of cloth of gold, and an. This contemporary portrait of jane seymour is by hans holbein, painted towards the end of her life.

This Portrait Of Jane Seymour Is Based On A Work Painted By Hans Holbein The Younger In 1536.

Jane is wearing a lovely red velvet gown with gold cloth sleeves. The third of henry’s queens. She was the sister of edward seymour, later duke of somerset, and thomas seymour, lord high.

Acclaimed, Bestselling Historian Alison Weir Draws On New Research For Her Captivating Novel, Which Paints A Compelling Portrait Of Jane And Casts Fresh Light On Both.

On her head is a gable. Queen jane must step out of the shadows cast by katherine of aragon and anne boleyn, but, in doing so, can she expose a gentler side to the brutal king? She was henry’s third wife.

Jane Seymour The Third Of Henry’s Queens Her Story.

Alison weir, historian and author of the sunday times bestsellers katherine of aragon: His ascent received a significant boost when. A king’s obsession, draws an enthralling portrait.