Timeline of Key Dates | Timeline of Jane Seymour Key events |
1503 | Jane Seymour was born at Wolf Hall, Savernake, Wiltshire, England |
1515 | Jane Seymour finished her education at the court of France |
1517 | Jane returned to England and entered the service of Princess Mary |
1520's | Jane Seymour was appointed as lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon |
1533 | Jane Seymour was appointed as lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne Boleyn |
1535 September | King Henry VIII stayed at the Seymour family home of Wolf Hall in Wiltshire |
1536 January 7 | Catherine of Aragon died at Kimbolton Castle |
1536 February | Rumours of the romance between King Henry and Jane circulate the Tudor court and foreign ambassadors speculate on the futures of both Queen Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour in their overseas reports |
1536 February/March | Jane Seymour becomes pregnant |
1536 April | Edward Seymour and his wife are allocated rooms which are connected to the king's apartments allowing King Henry private access to Jane |
1536 May 2nd | Queen Anne Boleyn arrested and taken to the Tower |
1536 May 15th | 1536 Anne Boleyn tried for treason, adultery and incest in the Great Hall of the Tower of London |
1536 May 19th | 1536 Anne Boleyn executed on Tower Hill |
1536 May 20th | Within 24 hours of Anne Boleyn's execution, Jane Seymour and King Henry VIII were formally betrothed |
1536 May 30 | Jane Seymour and King Henry VIII were married at York Palace, England |
1536 June 4 | Jane Seymour was publicly declared Queen of England |
1537 October 12 | Queen Jane Seymour gave birth to a son who was to become King Edward VI of England |
1537 October 24 | Queen Jane Seymour died from puerperal fever at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, England |
| Queen Jane Seymour was entombed at St George's Chapel |
Timeline of Key Dates | Timeline of Jane Seymour Key events |