You are Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry, the 8th King of England. You are his queen and heavily pregnant with the son he has longed for. He loves you dearly, not like Catherine of Aragon or Anne Boleyn. In any case, today you will have your son, Edward, and what no one knows is that in the end, your stomach will have to be opened because you won't be able to push the baby out.

You walk through the halls of the school followed by your waiting ladies and your stepdaughter Mary I when your water breaks many ladies-in-waiting prepare the delivery room you are wearing a maternity gown sweating lying in bed legs open the midwife checks on you every time Mary is with you and holds your hand your ladies-in-waiting help where they can give you something to drink let you have a break and wipe away the sweat Henry sits in his office and is looking forward to his son but what no one knows is that you will be in labor for two days and three nights