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- "Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch raised as a Protestant.
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Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. [a] The only surviving son of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, Edward was the first English monarch to be raised as a Protestant. [2]
- 28 January 1547 – 6 July 1553
- Jane Seymour
July 6, 1553, London (aged 15) Title / Office: king (1547-1553), England. House / Dynasty: House of Tudor. Notable Family Members: father Henry VIII. mother Jane Seymour. Edward VI (born October 12, 1537, London, England—died July 6, 1553, London) was the king of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553.
Feb 1, 2015 · Image Source. King Edward VI Tudor Monarchs Facts & Biography. Portrait of Edward VI in 1547, in a pose reminiscent of his father. Henry VIII had just one legitimate son, Prince Edward. Born in October 1537, Edward was the fulfillment of his father’s tangled marital history.
Apr 29, 2020 · Definition. Edward VI of England reigned as king from 1547 to 1553 CE. Succeeding his father Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE), Edward was only nine years old at the time and so the kingdom was ruled by a council of nobles, foremost among whom was Edward's maternal uncle, Edward Seymour (l. c. 1500-1552 CE) until he was replaced by John ...
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Jan 28, 2021 · 13 min read. One of the most famous Kings of England, perhaps one that epitomises the Tudor period the most, was Henry VIII. His reign was dominated by the Reformation which shared the spotlight with his tumultuous and well-documented private life.
Aug 8, 2022 · Tudor. Edward VI: why the forgotten Tudor king had the makings of a monster. The son Henry VIII always wanted is often maligned as a sickly child – but does he deserve this reputation? The real Edward VI, writes historian Tracy Borman, was a hearty lad who could have been as terrible as his father had he not met his untimely death in 1553 (aged 15)
Edward VI (1547–53) Edward VI: coronation. Coronation of Edward VI, stained glass, Mansion House, London. Henry was succeeded by his nine-year-old son, Edward VI, but real power passed to his brother-in-law, Edward Seymour, earl of Hertford, who became duke of Somerset and lord protector shortly after the new reign began.
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