Just eleven days after the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn, in 1536, Bess's father, Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour. Jane had been a Lady in Waiting to both of Henry's first two wives: Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.
Henry's eagerness to marry Jane was fueled by his desire for a male heir. Jane was quite the opposite of Anne Boleyn
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