The real cause of death of King Edward VI from My Lady Jane. Young Prince Edward Tudor was Henry VIII’s only surviving, legitimate son. He was strong as a baby, which delighted Henry.

When the Protestant, King Edward VI (1547-53), and his Catholic sister Mary Tudor (1553-8) reigned, England moved from one faith to another. But the Welsh stood firm, without fully supporting ...

The White Princess tells the story of Elizabeth of York and King Henry VII of England. We’re going to the start of the Tudor period. Yes, it’s the start of the dynasty, picking up off the back ...

Edward VI, just nine years old when he ascended the throne on this day almost 500, ... When Edward became King in January 1547, according to Ms Borman, “he was fired with an evangelising zeal”.

Edward VI, the only surviving male heir to Henry VIII, was born on October 12, 1537, to Jane Seymour, his third wife. Henry VIII had long wanted a son to ensure the Tudor dynasty had an heir, and ...

King Edward VI. | Heritage Images/GettyImages On October 12, 1537, King Henry at long last had his legitimate male heir. But the joy was soon muted when Edward’s mother, Jane Seymour , passed ...

A bout of measles apparently activated a smoldering case of tuberculosis and led to the death in 1553 of King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII, at the age of 15, today's New England Journal of ...

According to biographer Sarah Bradford, Edward kissed the hand of his younger brother Bertie—now King George VI. “Thank you, sir, for all your kindness to me,” Edward said .