Previously a lady in waiting to Anne, Jane Seymour captured the attention of the king. An interesting fact about Jane Seymour that separates her from Henry’s previous wives is pointed out by Eakins, “Jane never had a coronation” (Eakins) . Jane Seymour was never crowned as Queen of England. Furthermore, Jane was the only wife who fulfilled her duty by providing the king with a son and male heir; the one desire that drove him to divorce Catherine and break away from the Catholic Church. Unfortunately, Jane died not long after childbirth and she remains the one wife that Henry loved the …show more content…
Catherine Parr fought for the reinstatement of Mary and Elizabeth at court; she genuinely wanted to help the two young princesses. The conflict during his sixth marriage, pertained once again to the fight between Catholics and Protestants. Henry was raised a devout Catholic, turning to the Reform movement for monetary gain and the divorce from Catherine of Aragon. He was greatly influenced by Catholic leaders, and they brought him to believe that his new wife was a heretic. Indeed she was a follower of the Reform faith. Henry became so convinced that he had a warrant drawn up for Catherine’s arrest; however, she talked to the king and persuaded him that she was not a heretic. They lived in a happy marriage until his death in 1547, afterwards she remarried a fourth