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Edward VI (1537–53). The son of Henry VIII, Edward VI was crowned king of England at the age of 9. Great things were expected of the young ruler, but he died after only a brief reign. Edward was born in London, England, on October 12, 1537. He was Henry VIII’s only legitimate son.
The last Tudor king, Edward VI was born to King Henry VIII and Queen Jane Seymour on 12 October 1537. The death of the queen came only twelve days after his birth. At the age of nine, he became a royal orphan when King Henry VIII died. As the heir to the throne, Edward VI was crowned and began his short reign of the Kingdom of England and its ...
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after the disastrous and unorthodox reign of his father, Edward II. Edward III transformed the Kingdom of ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Reign. Mary was the Queen of Scotland from her father’s death in December 1542 until she was forced to abdicate the throne to her infant son James in July 1567. Following her first husband ...
Edward VI was just nine years old when his father died and he became King. His father had made provision for a Regency government comprised of 16 trusted men. However, Edward’s uncle, Edward Seymour, seized the regency for himself and the title ‘Protector of all the realms and dominions of the King’s majesty.’
He was only nine months old when he succeeded his father, Henry V. He was crowned king of England in 1429 and, as result of his father's successes against the French, king of France in 1431.
May 31, 2024 · Richard III (born October 2, 1452, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England—died August 22, 1485, near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire) was the last Plantagenet and Yorkist king of England. He usurped the throne of his nephew Edward V in 1483 and perished in defeat to Henry Tudor (thereafter Henry VII) at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
