The DISTURBING Postmortem Of Henry VIII's Third Wife

Henry VIII was obsessed with having a male heir to succeed him onto the throne. This quest would lead him to even executing his second wife Anne Boleyn so he could then marry his third wife Jane Seymour. But Jane had a very tragic demise following giving birth inside of Hampton Court Palace. She gave the King his male heir in the form of Edward VI, but as mentioned Jane died. If she had not then it’s likely that Henry would not have become the King who is remembered for having 6 wives, but instead Henry would claim he was in mourning after Jane’s death but he quickly then began to search for another wife, because nothing says moving on like searching for another wife weeks after the tragic loss of your third wife. But what did Jane Seymour die from and what was the story of her postmortem and embalming process?

[@CherokeeBird]

I've had 3 c-sections. How surreal to know I would have died in childbirth if not for modern medicine. 😢

[@carolescutt2257]

Yet another magnificent offering from HRH xxx

[@rebeccaogrady2995]

It wouldn't surprise me if there were cuts made to her even if it was more like a modern day episiotomy than a c-section.

[@elizabethwoolnough4358]

Jane may have retained part of the placenta.

[@teresapaskell5459]

If she had had a Caesarian she would have died immediately.

[@user-ex5jy5cx5l]

Not always..some women lived on in very poor health because the uterus was not sewn closed. Awful..

[@taetannim3581]

I doubt the baby would've lasted through six days of labor, honestly.

[@KevinArdala01]

Toxicology report on those organs wouldn't go amiss.

[@user-do5lu1rs2g]

Thomas Seymour was queen Jane's brother

[@pamsharpe60]

I like your vids, but the thumbnails are always grossly exaggerated. In this case, disturbing, in others horrific, when neither is the truth. Just stop it with the clickbait!

[@made-line7627]

Do you mean the title? All I can see of the thumbnail is two portraits of her and Henry side-by-side. I feel like I'm missing something haha

[@louisemerriman1079]

I thought it was 2 years after she died he looked for a 4th wife ?

[@maddienicole1077]

So innacurate

[@melusine826]

Guessing the baby was feed by a wetnurse?

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

Probably would have been even if Jane had survived!

[@user-ex5jy5cx5l]

​@@rhyfelwrDuwYes, society was very status oriented at the time and wealthy women didn't breast feed , they hired wet nurses.

[@beanovofilgueira1584]

Las mujeres de la realeza , jamás amamantaban a sus hijos, la única excepción conocida fue Juana la loca, muy criticada por ella en su momento, la lactancia materna retrasaba el tiempo entre embarazos , por lo tanto las mujeres de la realeza cuyo objetivo principal era producir el mayor número de hijos, tenían nodrizas, para seguir con un elevado número de embarazos.

[@vegetariansuniteworldwide8091]

Anyone know the names of Jane’s brothers?

[@aprilsnow7798]

Edward and Thomas

[@sallyhoward2446]

Thomas married Katherine paar Henry 8th s last wife after he died

[@user-gi8pk9uc7q]

Didn't she die of placenta retention?