Team Jane and Team Cate Joint Page

Team's Jane Seymour and Cate Parr - Joint Page

This page is dedicated to two very inspiring women
who became the home-makers for Henry's family.

The Teams:

Team Briem-Wallis/Jane Seymour

Team Richardson/Catherine Parr

Similarities

Pictures showing similarity & Explanation

Catherine Parr as played by Joely Richardson

Both were very caring towards the King's already-living children.

Both brought one of Henry's daughters officially back into favour; Jane with Mary and Catherine with Elizabeth.

Both were considered Henry's true wives when he died.

Both were Seymours: Jane by birth, Catherine by marriage (to one of Jane's brothers) .

Both died of childbed (puerperal) fever.

Anne gets told her execution is postponed

Both followed Queens who were beheaded. Jane followed the very controversial Anne Boleyn, Catherine followed the frivilous and sweet natured Katherine Howard.

Both were native to England.

Differences show pictures if needed
Jane's Instance	Catherine's Instance
Jane was a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn before becoming Henry's wife.	Catherine was never a lady-in-waiting to her predecessor, but was part of Princess/The Lady Mary's household before becoming Queen.
Jane was a practicing Catholic.	Catherine was a devout Protestant, later writing texts promoting the religion.
Jane's Marriage to Henry was her first Marriage	Catherine's marriage to Henry was her third as she had been married to and widowed by Edward Borough and John Neville.
Jane had a child with Henry who ended up being his only living son.	Catherine didn't have a child with Henry; at the time, people thought he was impotent. But she did have a child with her last husband Sir Thomas Seymour.
Jane was the only wife to die while Henry was still married to her.	Catherine was one of Henry's two wives (the other being Anne of Cleves) who outlived Henry.