The Death of Queen Jane
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"The Death of Queen Jane" is a traditional English ballad that recounts the tragic story of Queen Jane Seymour’s death in childbirth, often performed in folk and acoustic music traditions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk ballad
ⓘ
song ⓘ traditional English ballad ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Henry VIII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Jane Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Roud Folk Song Index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
British folk song repertoire
ⓘ
English monarchy ⓘ |
| genre |
acoustic music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Queen Jane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Jeanie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Death of Queen Jeanie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | death of Jane Seymour in 1537 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted | Tudor era ⓘ |
| influencedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricPerspective |
sometimes first-person from Queen Jane
ⓘ
third-person narrative ⓘ |
| motif |
plea for medical intervention
ⓘ
royal heir in danger ⓘ sacrifice of mother for child ⓘ |
| narrativeSubject |
Henry VIII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedBy | folk singers ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedIn |
acoustic music concerts
ⓘ
folk clubs ⓘ |
| performanceTradition |
British folk tradition
ⓘ
a cappella singing ⓘ ballad singing ⓘ |
| setting | English royal court ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
birth of a royal son
ⓘ
death in childbirth of a queen ⓘ |
| theme |
childbirth
ⓘ
love and loss ⓘ maternal death ⓘ royal tragedy ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | traditional; exact date unknown ⓘ |
| tone |
lamenting
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
fiddle ⓘ folk harp ⓘ unaccompanied voice ⓘ |
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