1551-1553 English Shilling of Edward VI. Edward was known as the "boy king" as he was crowned at 9 and died when he was 16. The son of Henry VIII, he was the first king raised Protestant and was the second head of the Church of England and made several Protestant reforms. reddit.com/gallery/r26dw8
After Edward's death in 1553, 16-year-old Lady Jane Grey ascended the throne. Edward VI had ignored the rules of succession and named her his successor in a bid to keep Protestant control of England.
After Edward's death in 1553, 16-year-old Lady Jane Grey ascended the throne. Edward VI had ignored the rules of succession and named her his successor in a bid to keep Protestant control of England.
An interesting article about Edward VI of England historystories123.blogspo…
TIL of Lady Jane Grey, aka England’s Forgotten Queen, because she was only the Queen of England for nine days in 1553. She only ascended to the throne because Edward VI wanted to keep a Protestant as the sovereign of England. She was then deposed and executed the following year. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lad…
Edward VI of England doesn’t die young and lives to around 70
Can also have children and successors. Given his Protestant beliefs, would this have changed English history substantially, or would it have been similar to OTL? Also brings into question the union between England and Scotland if heirs were produced.
TDIH: February 20, 1547, Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. Illustration: Formal portrait in the Elizabethan style of Edward in his early teens.
TDIH: January 28, 1547, Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death. Illustration: Edward VI of England, ca. 1546.
A view of King Edward VI's route from the Tower of London to Westminster prior to his coronation (c. 1780) [England]
TIL Lady Jane Grey was the unofficial Queen of England for 9 days after Edward VI nominated her before his death since he didn’t want his Catholic sister, Mary I, to take the throne. She was beheaded by Mary I for treason britannica.com/biography/…
What if Edward VI of England had a long reign?
TDIH: March 4, 1461, Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV. Illustration: Edward IV's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, from the illuminated manuscript Anciennes Chroniques d'Angleterre, by Jean de Wavrin.
[US] The Kings Speech (2010)- After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII, Bertie who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. netflix.com/title/7013589…
What if Edward VI of England reigns as long as his father?
How would English society change during the Reformation period assuming Edward VI rules until around 1585 instead of dying at the age of 15 on OTL? Does the prosperity and Golden Age of the Elizabetian Era start earlier? Does Mary still try to overthrow her brother and restore England back to Catholicism? Does Elizabeth even become Queen?
TDIH: January 28, 1547, Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edw…
TDIH: March 4, 1461, Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses in England. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edw…
TDIH: February 20, 1547, Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. newworldencyclopedia.org/…
ID Help! England Penny - Henry VI or Edward IV??
Edward VI becomes King of England kyrackramer.com/2017/02/2…
TIL on this date in 1547, King Henry VIII died and his son, Edward VI became King of England at the age of 9. He died 6 years later at the age of 15. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edw…
Four kings of England in one picture: Edward VII, with the future George V, Edward VIII, and George VI in 1905 [850 × 1170] imgur.com/88Utojg
TIL according to Channel 4's documentry "Britain's Real Monarch", due to the likely illegitimate conception of Edward VI, England's true monarch should in fact be Simon Abney-Hastings, an Australian from Wangaratta, Victoria en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bri…
Edward VI of England en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edw…
.357 S&W Moden 60-9, extensively decorated with gold, platinum, and diamonds. Decorated by goldsmith Edward Ewans of Sussex, England, in 1996 reddit.com/gallery/rqqp2e
Born today : September 21st - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, "ultimately governing the country (England) as Lord Protector during Henry VI's madness", "Although Richard never became king, he was the father of Edward IV and Richard III" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric…
The Court of King Edward VI of England thefreelancehistorywriter…
My drawing of Edward VI. I feel quite bad for him.
King Edward VI of England unofficialroyalty.com/kin…
A short biography of Edward VI, King of England thefreelancehistorywriter…
The Illnesses and Death of King Edward VI of England thefreelancehistorywriter…
Born today : September 21st - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, "ultimately governing the country (England) as Lord Protector during Henry VI's madness", "Although Richard never became king, he was the father of Edward IV and Richard III" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric…
Born today : October 12th - Edward VI, King of England and Ireland, "England's first monarch raised as a Protestant", "During Edward's reign, the realm was governed by a Regency Council, because he never reached his majority" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edw…
Edward VI, King of England thefreelancehistorywriter…
What was the personal religion of Edward VI of England?
Was he a Calvinist, or potential Calvinist? What direction was he expected to take the CoE in by his contemporaries (without getting in to any 'what if' transgression)?
A short biography of Edward VI of England thefreelancehistorywriter…
Born today : October 12th - Edward VI, King of England and Ireland, "England's first monarch raised as a Protestant", "During Edward's reign, the realm was governed by a Regency Council, because he never reached his majority" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edw…
Born today : September 21st - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, "ultimately governing the country (England) as Lord Protector during Henry VI's madness", "Although Richard never became king, he was the father of Edward IV and Richard III" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric…
Born today : September 21st - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, "ultimately governing the country (England) as Lord Protector during Henry VI's madness", "Although Richard never became king, he was the father of Edward IV and Richard III" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric…
TIL that in response to rising wages as the Black Death led to a shortage of workers, King Edward III of England passed the rather draconian 'Statute of Labourers' in 1351 that made requesting or offering higher wages than pre-pandemic levels an imprisonable offence. avalon.law.yale.edu/medie…
Born today : September 21st - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, "ultimately governing the country (England) as Lord Protector during Henry VI's madness", "Although Richard never became king, he was the father of Edward IV and Richard III" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric…
Born today : October 12th - Edward VI, King of England and Ireland, "England's first monarch raised as a Protestant", "During Edward's reign, the realm was governed by a Regency Council, because he never reached his majority" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edw…
16 December 1431, Hundred Years' War – Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.
Voice Actors of Lelouch vi Britannia and Edward Elric sing "The First Noel" youtu.be/In2NjahK9sQ
