The Shocking EXECUTION And Fall Of Edward Seymour - The Lord Protector

The SHOCKING Execution and Fall of Edward Seymour - The Lord Protector

Following the death of Henry viii, his son despite being just a young boy and having older half sisters came onto the throne. The reign of King Edward VI was supposed to be a long one in which the boy king would grow up and have many children that would succeed him and carry on the Tudor dynasty for centuries to come. But this did not happen as the King died at a young age after being on the throne for just a small number of years. But as he was a boy, he was not allowed to rule on his own, and Henry viii established a regency council to rule on behalf of his son until he became of age. But there was one man on that council of advisors that become the most powerful, and was declared to Lord Protector of England. With this he virtually became the ruler of the country, and Edward Seymour the King’s uncle was incredibly powerful. However he ultimately fell spectacularly from grace, and was overthrown and dragged to Tower Hill where he was beheaded in front of a huge crowd. But what caused his downfall and execution?