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5 days ago · Edward VI, king of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553. He was King Henry VIII’s only legitimate son; his mother, Henry’s third wife, Jane Seymour, died 12 days after his birth.
- Edward Seymour
Edward Seymour, 1st duke of Somerset (born c. 1500/06—died...
- John Dudley
John Dudley, duke of Northumberland (born 1504—died August...
- Sir John Cheke
Sir John Cheke (born June 16, 1514, Cambridge, Eng.—died...
- Roger Ascham
Roger Ascham (born 1515?, Kirby Wiske, near York, Eng.—died...
- Lady Jane Grey
Edward died on July 6, 1553. On July 10, Lady Jane—who...
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Edward VI was the son of England’s King Henry VIII . He came...
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Edward was born in London, England, on October 12, 1537. He...
- Edward Seymour
3 days ago · She was the second child of Henry VIII of England born in wedlock to survive infancy. Her mother was Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn. At birth, Elizabeth was the heir presumptive to the English throne.
3 days ago · He was the son of King Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, and was the only son of Henry VIII to outlive him. Throughout the realm, the people greeted the birth of a male heir, "whom we hungered for so long", with joy and relief.
3 days ago · Lady Jane Grey was born in 1537, one of the great-nieces of Henry VIII, ... King Edward VI, by her foster father Thomas Seymour, the brother of Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour. ...
1 day ago · Jane Seymour Henry’s third wife was a stark contrast to Anne Boleyn. Known for her gentle demeanor and submissive nature Jane quickly won Henry’s favor. She gave birth to Edward the long-awaited male heir in 1537 but tragically died shortly after childbirth. Henry mourned her deeply and she was the only wife to receive a queen’s funeral.
2 days ago · Anne was crowned queen on 1 June 1533. On 7 September, she gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth I. Henry was disappointed to have a daughter, but hoped a son would follow and professed to love Elizabeth. Anne subsequently had three miscarriages and by March 1536, Henry was courting Jane Seymour .
1 day ago · United Kingdom - Edward VI (1547–53): 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.
