As queen , Jane was said to be strict and formal . Jane would form a close relationship with her stepdaughter , Mary . The lavish entertainments , gaiety , and extravagance of the queen 's household , which had reached its peak during the time of Anne Boleyn , was replaced by a strict enforcement of decorum . For example , she banned the French fashions that Anne Boleyn had introduced . Politically , Seymour appears to have been conservative . Her only reported involvement in national affairs , in 1536 , was when she asked for pardons for participants in the Pilgrimage of Grace . Henry is said to have rejected this , reminding her of the fate her predecessor met with when she " meddled in his affairs " . Her motto as a queen was " '' Bound to obey and serve '' . " Jane put forth much effort to restore Mary to court and to the royal succession , behind any children that she might have with Henry . Jane brought up the issue of Mary 's restoration both before and after she became queen . While she was unable to restore Mary to the line of succession , she was able to reconcile her with Henry . Eustace Chapuys wrote to Charles V of her compassion and efforts on behalf of Mary 's return to favour . A letter from Mary to her shows that Mary was grateful to her . While it was she who first pushed for the restoration , Mary and Elizabeth were not reinstated to the succession until Henry 's sixth wife , Catherine Parr , convinced him to do so
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Jane Seymour