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  1. However, historians generally agree that Edward VIs most probable cause of death was tuberculosis or “consumption”, as it was called in Tudor England. This is probably the same disease that killed Edward’s grandfather, Henry VII, and his half-brother Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset.

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    The cause of Edward VI's death is not certain. As with many royal deaths in the 16th century, rumours of poisoning abounded, but no evidence has been found to support these. [185] The Duke of Northumberland, whose unpopularity was underlined by the events that followed Edward's death, was widely believed to have ordered the imagined poisoning ...

  3. Aug 8, 2022 · Edward VI: quick facts. When was he born? 12 October 1537. Who were his parents? Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. When did he die? 6 July 1553 (aged 15) Who succeeded him? Lady Jane Grey, the 'nine days queen', ruled briefly following the death of Edward VI until she was usurped by the former king's sister, Mary I

  4. Apr 29, 2020 · Henry VIII's health declined rapidly in his later years as the king became seriously overweight and suffered a badly ulcerated leg. The king died on 28 January 1547 CE at Whitehall Palace in London; he was 55 years old.

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  5. Edward VI died in the evening of July 6, 1553, and had not yet been buried by the time Jane’s government imploded on July 19, 1553. There was nothing sinister about this initial delay. Royal funerals took time to arrange under the best of circumstances: Henry VIII had died on January 28, 1547, and was not buried until February 16, 1547.

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  7. Jul 5, 2001 · The life of Edward VI, son of Henry VIII, was short, and his death in 1553 was untimely and tragic. The cause of his death has never been clearly understood. We believe that his death was due to...

  8. Jul 6, 2022 · On this day in Tudor history, 6th July 1553, fifteen-year-old King Edward VI died at Greenwich Palace. His "devise for the succession" named his heir as Lady Jane Grey, the daughter of Edward's cousin, Frances Grey (née Brandon), Duchess of Suffolk.

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