Was Jane Seymour trapped? Was she used? Or was she playing the game all along?

In Part Two of our Jane Seymour series, we follow Jane from Anne Boleyn's household to the threshold of queenship. Along the way, we explore the role of Elizabeth Seymour, trace the royal progress of 1535, examine Henry VIII's life-changing injury, and uncover what Jane's place at court may have really looked like.

Then we turn to the question at the heart of the episode: the scheme.

Was Jane a pawn in someone else's game, a woman caught in impossible circumstances, or an active participant in one of the most dramatic shifts in Tudor history?

As Anne Boleyn's world begins to collapse, Jane Seymour's rise is only just beginning.

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Host & Producer: Madi Gervais

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