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Four oddly matched royals are buried beneath: King Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, King Charles I, and an infant child of Queen Anne. Originally, the vault was intended as only a temporary resting place for Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, his third wife.
- Meg Matthias
Jul 29, 2016 · His will commanded he be buried with his beloved wife Jane Seymour, the only wife to give birth to a surviving legitimate male heir. Henry had given her a magnificent funeral after which she was buried in a vault under the quire of St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.
Jan 3, 2008 · Chief among those is that when it came time for Henry to settle his affairs and to plan for his own funeral, he chose to be buried next to Jane Seymour beneath the choir in St George's Chapel, Windsor.
The court was plunged into mourning, with the rooms of Hampton Court draped in sombre, black fabric. The King retreated to Westminster, where he ‘mourned and kept himself close and secret for a while’. Following his death in 1547, Henry VIII chose to be buried beside Jane in St George’s Chapel.
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- Henry VIII
Jun 22, 2020 · Following a sermon by Stephen Gardiner, bishop of Winchester, Henry’s coffin was lowered into its temporary place next to his third wife and Edward VI’s mother, Jane Seymour. The white wands of office, which each office holder broke over his head, followed into the grave in customary fashion.
Oct 22, 2024 · 22nd October 2024. Jane Seymour, the only of King Henry VIII’s wives to receive the burial of a queen, died on 24 October 1537 at Hampton Court Palace. Seymour was most likely born in...
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Henry VIII was betrothed to Jane on 20 May 1536, the day after Anne Boleyn's execution. They were married at the Palace of Whitehall, Whitehall, London, in the Queen's closet by Bishop Gardiner [13] on 30 May 1536.
