Baron Seymour of Sudeley

Never Before Seen Portrait: Thomas Seymour

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While perusing the Tudor-net I came across a link to Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The link brings you to a mostly white page with red accents and... oh yeah, a sketch by Hans Holbein the Younger that might also be Thomas Seymour. This portrait is of a man who is bare-headed, has a fairly neat beard and is wearing a fur collar. The museum states the sketch was made from 1535-1540. In my opinion we can narrow that down even further. When Thomas' sister Jane [More]

Between Two Brothers: Edward and Thomas Seymour

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Unless you are an only child you are familiar with the love that siblings bear one another. The events of life, along with the meddling of others caused a rift between these two men and ultimately cost both of them their lives. The Seymour brothers, Edward and Thomas. Brothers There are instances when situations fester and cause strife between siblings that tear them apart. You know, like when one sibling critiques the parenting of another - that’s going to cause a f [More]

Thomas Seymour: Prisoner to Greed

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Thomas Seymour had a way with women - his charisma so great and his looks so good that even Katherine Parr couldn't help but fall for him. He was described as "...fierce in courage, courtly in fashion, in personage stately, in voice magnificent."  Yet with all those wonderful attributes he did not marry until he was nearly forty years old. In 1547, after the death of King Henry VIII, his son Edward succeeded him as King Edward VI of England. Young Edward's mother, Jan [More]