'Queen Jeanie, Queen Jeanie, that's what I'll never do, To rip up my two sides, and save my babie?' 'King Henry, King Henry, will you do this for me, 'What aileth thee, Jeanie? what aileth my bride?' King Henry was called for and sat by her bedside, Ye would send for King Henry, King Henry to me:' 'O if you were doctors as doctors should be, Till women and midwives had quite gien her oer. To rip up your two sides to save your babie:' 'Queen Jeanie, Queen Jeanie, that's the thing I'll neer do, To rip up my two sides and save my babie?' 'O doctor, O doctor, will ye do this for me, 'What aileth thee, my ladie, thine eyes seem so red?' The doctor was called for and set by her bedside: Ye would send for a doctor, a doctor to me.' Till women and midwives had quite gien her oer:
Queen Jeanie, Queen Jeanie, traveld six weeks and more, In the versions in which he is sent for to hear her plea he is shown as first refusing: The relationship between Queen Jane and King Henry is described as a loving one in the ballad. The song ends with descriptions of the mourning, and most versions contrast the joy at the birth of a male heir with the grief over the death of the queen. Finally someone – King Henry in most versions – succumbs to her pleas and the surgery is done, whereupon she dies. She asks for others to be sent to her – variously her mother, a surgeon or doctor, and King Henry – and of each she makes the same request. Each refuses her in turn, understanding that this would cause her death. Queen Jane is in difficult labour – the time given ranges from three days to an astonishing six weeks – and asks a succession of people to cut open her sides and save her baby. There are 20 versions of the song given by Child, but they are consistent in the basic tale. Unlike in the ballad, where the queen dies of caesarean section, the real Queen Jane gave birth naturally and died of a fever twelve days later. Historically, Jane Seymour gave birth to a son who became Edward VI of England on October 12, 1537. Though the circumstances of the ballad's composition are not documented, a close correspondence of names and events suggests that it very likely describes Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII of England. Some of the versions given are Scottish, in which the queen's name is Jeanie or Jeany. It is catalogued by Francis James Child as Child #170. " The Death of Queen Jane" is an English ballad that describes the events surrounding the death of a Queen Jane. JSTOR ( September 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "The Death of Queen Jane" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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