Jane Seymour | Secret Lives of the Six Wives

Jane Seymour | Secret Lives of the Six Wives

Meek and mild, or smart and scheming? Have we all been underestimating the third wife of Henry VIII?


Was Jane Seymour the meek and mild lady she's often portrayed as, or was she more smart and scheming than we give her credit for?


Although her time as queen didn't last long, Seymour's legacy was huge. Not only did she give Henry his first son, she was also the only one of his wives not to lose her title, her head, or her husband.


Who was the real woman behind the reputation? How did she cleverly win Henry's favour? And how did her life meet a sudden and tragic end?


In the third episode of our limited series, Secret Wives of the Six Wives, Kate is joined once again by Tudor export Nicola Tallis, to help us find out more about the woman who finally gave Henry what he craved: a male heir.


This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.


All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media.


Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.


You can take part in our listener survey here.


Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avsnitt(406)

JFK Special 3. | The Sex Life of JFK

JFK Special 3. | The Sex Life of JFK

“If I don’t have a woman for three days, I get terrible headaches.”That is what JFK allegedly told the UK prime minister, Harold MacMillan, after a meeting on nuclear arms. An interesting alternative ...

28 Nov 202340min

Section 28: The Anti-Gay Law That Sparked A Movement

Section 28: The Anti-Gay Law That Sparked A Movement

The 1980s have a lot to answer for - spandex, for one.It also saw the first new anti-gay law in Britain for over a century.Against the backdrop of the HIV epidemic, and increasing homophobia across th...

24 Nov 202338min

Napoleon's Sex Life

Napoleon's Sex Life

Napoleon Bonaparte has been described in many way throughout history. Conquerer. Lover. Legend. Shrivelled Eel?Perhaps you haven't heard the last description before, but that's how a journalist descri...

21 Nov 202344min

Ancient Goddesses of Sex and War

Ancient Goddesses of Sex and War

Sex and death are often intertwined: one is the start of creation, the other is the end.And as we’ll learn in today’s episode, ancient battlefields were the setting of intimate acts, too. One on one, ...

17 Nov 202332min

JFK Special 2. | The Kennedy Sister They Tried To Hide

JFK Special 2. | The Kennedy Sister They Tried To Hide

This November marks 60 years since President John F Kennedy was assassinated. His name is associated with history defining events, but it’s also connected with a dynasty, known for their celebrity and...

13 Nov 202344min

Love, Lust & Fighting in World War II

Love, Lust & Fighting in World War II

It can be hard to comprehend the magnitude of historical events, with World War Two a prime example of this.By 1945, some 3 million British people had served. As such, the rich diversity of masculinit...

10 Nov 202342min

JFK Special 1. | The Irish Woman Who Built The Dynasty

JFK Special 1. | The Irish Woman Who Built The Dynasty

This November marks 60 years since President John F Kennedy was assassinated. His name is associated with history defining events, but it’s also connected with a dynasty, known for their celebrity and...

6 Nov 202342min

Victorian Sex

Victorian Sex

They’re famously thought of as a buttoned up prudish bunch, but we all know they loved to bump uglies as much as anyone today. Were the spanking punishments of boarding schools really the origins of f...

2 Nov 202331min

Populärt inom Historia

massmordarpodden
kod-katastrof
p3-historia
historiska-brott
motiv
olosta-mord
historianu-med-urban-lindstedt
rss-historien-om
rss-seriemordarpodden
rss-brottsligt
historiepodden-se
rss-massmordarpodden
krigshistoriepodden
rss-historiska-brottslingar
harrisons-dramatiska-historia
militarhistoriepodden
nu-blir-det-historia
rss-arkiv-stieg
palmemordet
vetenskapsradion-historia