October 11 - A procession and prayers for Queen Jane Seymour

2019-10-11

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On this day in Tudor history, 11th October 1537, poor Jane Seymour was in labour with her first and only child, Edward VI. It was a long and difficult labour, and on 11th October, there was a solemn procession in the city of London to pray for her. After about thirty hours, Jane gave birth to a healthy baby boy, who would become King Edward VI. In todat's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares contemporary sources about the procession and Jane's labour. You can see this podcast as a video at the fo...

On this day in Tudor history, 11th October 1537, poor Jane Seymour was in labour with her first and only child, Edward VI.

It was a long and difficult labour, and on 11th October, there was a solemn procession in the city of London to pray for her. After about thirty hours, Jane gave birth to a healthy baby boy, who would become King Edward VI.

In todat's talk, Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society, shares contemporary sources about the procession and Jane's labour.

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/7ib2N2fvzqc

You can find Claire at:

https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com

https://www.tudorsociety.com

https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/

https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/

https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles

https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety

https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/

https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/