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12 October 1537 – A prince for Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
This content is taken from 12 October 1537 – A prince for Henry VIII and Jane Seymour on The Anne Boleyn Files. On this day in history, 12th October 1537, the eve of the Feast of St Edward the...
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12 October 1537 A King is Born – Birth of Edward VI
On this day in 1537, church bells pealed, Te Deumss were sung, bonfires lit, fruit and wine given out, and two thousand rounds were fired into the sky from the Tower of London. A prince had been born...
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12 October 1537 – Queen Jane Seymour Gives Birth to a Prince
At 2am on Friday 12th October 1537, Queen Jane Seymour gave birth to a healthy baby boy at Hampton Court Palace. The prince who Henry VIII had been waiting for since 1509 was named Edward, probably...
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12 October 1537 – A Son At Last!
At two o’clock in the morning on Friday 12th October 1537, St Edward’s Day, Jane Seymour finally gave birth to the future King Edward VI after a long and tiring 30 hour labour. Henry VIII had a...
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Did Jane Seymour have a C-section?
Today is the anniversary of the birth of King Edward VI and every year, without fail, I see comments on social media about how he was born by a caesarean section and that Queen Jane Seymour’s death was...
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Happy Birthday Edward VI – Guest Post by Kyra Kramer
Thank you so much to Kyra Kramer for writing this guest post in honour of King Edward VI’s birthday. Kyra has just released a fascinating book on Edward, Edward VI in a Nutshell and you can find out...
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Jane Seymour and the birth of Edward VI
On this day in history, 12th October 1537, the eve of the feast of St Edward the Confessor, Queen Jane Seymour gave birth to a son who would grow up to be Edward VI. On this anniversary, I always...
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