minervacasterly: On June 2nd 1536, Jane Seymour made her first appearance as Queen on Greenwich. In
minervacasterly: On June 2nd 1536, Jane Seymour made her first appearance as Queen on Greenwich. In the following letter, Sir John Russell describes the event to his friend Lord Lisle:“The Queen sat abroad as queen, and was served with her own servants. And they were sworn that same day. And the King and Queen came in his great boat to Greenwich the same day, with his Privy Chamber and hers, and the ladies in the great barge. I do ensure you, my Lord, she is as gentle a lady as ever I knew, and as a fair a queen as any Christendom. The king hath come out of hell into heaven, for the gentleness of this, and the cursedness and unhappiness in the other.”Jane made a good impression, and began to assemble her household at once. She proved herself worthy of her new role as Queen. Like her predecessors, she took her role very seriously and was very strict within her domestic sphere. She was officially proclaimed Queen on the same place two days later. -- source link
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