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Whether as lady-in-waiting or queen, Jane Seymour spent much of her life at court, be it Whitehall or Hampton Court Palace.
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Hampton Court Palace

Whitehall Palace
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1. Savernake Forest (site of Wolf Hall)
http://www.mysterious-wiltshire.co.uk/ Savernakeforest.htm
Wolf Hall, Jane's ancestral home, now long gone, was on the outskirts of Savernake Forest in Wiltshire. Savernake Forest was also a royal hunting ground.
2. Greenwich Palace
http://www.greenwichfoundation.org.uk
While still Henry's mistress, Jane Seymour moved into Thomas Cromwell's old apartments in Greenwich Palace so that the king could visit her unnoticed. This regal residence now makes up part of the Old Royal Naval College.
3. Whitehall Palace
http://dev.hrp.precedenthost.co.uk/webcode/ banquet_home.asp
York Place, once Cardinal Wolsey's home, was acquired, rebuilt and renamed Whitehall Palace by Henry VIII. It is here that the king and Jane were married in a small, quiet ceremony in the Queen's chambers on May 30, 1536.
4. Hampton Court Palace
http://dev.hrp.precedenthost.co.uk/webcode/ hampton_home.asp
On October 12, 1537, Jane gave birth to Henry's longed-for heir, Edward, at Hampton Court Palace, outside of London.
5. St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
http://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/
Jane's grave lies next to that of Henry VIII at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel, home to the Order of the Garter.
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