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What of King Edward VI had not died so young?

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Tudor & Renaissance BlogPosted July 6, 2019
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On the 6th of July 1553, King Edward VI died at Greenwich Palace.  The only surviving son of Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour, he breathed his last at the age of fifteen, dying from consumption. John Foxe’s account of his death states that Edward’s last words were:...

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Coronation of a Tudor Boy King

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Tudor & Renaissance BlogPosted February 21, 2018
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A Boy King Henry VIII died on 28 January 1547, leaving his son, Edward Tudor, to inherit the English throne. At first, Henry’s death was a secret even to his only surviving legitimate son, Edward Tudor. His uncle – Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford – and Sir Anthony Browne escorted Edward...

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