JANE SEYMOUR - MEEK AND PASSIVE OR FORCEFUL AND DETERMINED ?


 JANE SEYMOUR - MEEK AND PASSIVE OR FORCEFUL AND DETERMINED ?

As soon as Jane had determined to abandon her plans to become Henry"s mistress and instead attempt to become his wife, she set about demonstrating to the King the change in her attitude.

Before Anne’s miscariagge, Jane had actively encouraged the king, accepting gifts from him and even being found sitting on his knees by the queen.

Whilst this was appropriate conduct for a woman accepting the role of royal mistresses, it was not to be expected in the potential future wife of the king and Jane knew that a show of virtue was necessary to let Henry know exactly how things stood.

Her opportunity came one day late in March. "Henry sent her a purse if sovereigns and with it a letter and the young lady Jane, after kissing the letter, returned it unopened to the messanger and throwing herself on the knees, begged the said messanger that he would pray the king on her part to consider that she was a gentle woman of good and honorable parents and that she had no greater rich than her honor".

This was the performance of Jane's life and whilst she may have been advised in how to respond, the execution was all hers.

( from the work of dr Elizabeth Norton, Queen Jane’s biography)

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