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Latest revision as of 09:50, 13 November 2020
Reign : 1547 - 1553 The Last Tudor King Edward was king of England for only 6 years, and died at 15, but his short reign saw the full-scale introduction of Protestantism. | c. 1543 - Edward aged 6 This miniature was originally thought to be by Holbein - but now considered to be unknown possibly William Scrots |
INTERESTING FACTS:
| King Henry VIII's Last Will dated December 30th, 1546 where he appointed 16 executors to carry out government & care | ||||||||||||||||
Edward with his father and mother, Jane Seymour, who had died long before this picture was painted | The Death of King Henry VIII (January 28th, 1547) Edward VI and the Pope: An Allegory of the Reformation. This anonymous work of propaganda depicts the handing over of power from Henry VIII, who lies dying in bed, to Edward VI, seated beneath a cloth of state with a slumping pope at his feet. In the top right of the picture is an image of men pulling down and smashing idols. At Edward's side are his uncle the Lord Protector Edward Seymour, and members of the Privy Council. | ||||||||||||||||
Edward Seymour, Earl of Herford (thereafter Duke of Somerset) Edward's Mother, Jane Seymour's Brother | January 31st, 1547 - The Executors decided to make Edward Seymour, Lord Protector and as of this date the 16 executors were :
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Coronation of Edward VI, stained glass, Mansion House, London. | Edward's Tomb in Westminster Abbey | ||||||||||||||||
LITERATURE: Non-Fiction
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Shilling from the Tower mint; Struck 1551-1553. |