On this day in 1536, King Henry VIII married for the third time. He had annulled his first marriage with Catherine of Aragon and had his second wife, Anne Boleyn, executed for treason. Jane Seymour, who had been a lady-in-waiting for both Catherine and Anne, married Henry just 10 days after Anne’s death. portrait of Jane Seymour by Hans Holbein Jane bore Henry’s only legitimate son, Edward, on October 12 1537. She died on October 24 due to complications from the birth. Jane was the only one of Henry’s wives to receive a queen’s funeral, and she is the one … Continue reading Queen Jane Seymour Day Thread

May is Mental Health Awareness Month here in the U.S. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of stigma around having a mental illness, which is why the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) came up with an initiative called “StigmaFree.” Here are some of their suggestions for avoiding mental illness stigma in your language: Yours Truly has been battling Depression on-and-off for 14 years. I’d like to say #nostigma, but I honestly usually don’t tell people In Real Life until I get to know them pretty well. So you all should consider yourselves lucky. 😉 Mental Illness is much like … Continue reading Stigma-Free Day Thread