JANE SEYMOUR: An Illustrated Life | 
pickJane Seymour is one of the least written about of Henry VIII's six wives, mainly for the fact that relatively little is known about her compared to say Anne Boleyn or Catherine of Aragon. Known chiefly for being the quiet, dutiful wife who finally provided Henry with a male heir before tragically dying shortly afterwards, little evidence of what Jane was actually like survives. (Continued)
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I thought the author made the best of what is available & I did learn one or two things I wasn't aware of from this book. I never realised that she was staunchly Catholic & that she pleaded in vain with Henry to save several monasteries & convents during the Reformation. I also never knew that Jane was 2y
I enjoyed the book but felt that some of the photographs used were a little repetitive, although I appreciated the photographs of the window & sealed door to what would have been Jane's bedchamber when she retired from private life before the birth of Edward. The possibility of this room being opened again after it has so long been sealed away from public view is intriguing. 2y
My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Pen & Sword History, for the opportunity to read an ARC.
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5597398168
Read 23rd-26th Aug 2023 #RushAThon @DieAReader @andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES 2y