Jane Seymour

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Jane Seymour born?Circa 1508
2. Where was Jane Seymour born?Wulfhall, Wiltshire, England
3. What is the marriage to henry VIII?May 30, 1536
4. What is the child?Edward VI, born October 12, 1537
5. Who was Jane Seymour?Jane Seymour was the third wife of King Henry VIII and became queen in 1536.
6. Why did Henry VIII marry Jane Seymour?He wanted a son to keep the Tudor family line, and Jane could help him have a boy.

Tudor Dynasty: The royal house that ruled England from 1485 to 1603, founded by Henry VII.
English Reformation: The series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
Dynastic Succession: The order in which members of a royal family are entitled to inherit a throne or title.