THE LIFE OF KING EDWARD VI | The Last Child King of England | Tudor Monarchs series. History Calling

THE LIFE OF KING EDWARD VI, the LAST CHILD KING of England, was brief but turbulent. In this History Calling video, the latest in my Tudor Monarchs series, we look at the impact the life of the last Tudor King had on his country. This includes his relationship with his father, Henry VIII, his step-mother Catherine Parr and his sisters, Mary I and Elizabeth I. We will also look at his religious policies, uprisings including Kett’s Rebellion in 1549 and the destruction of his maternal uncles, Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley and the Lord Protector Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, both of whom were executed during Edward’s reign.

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[FREE PRIMARY SOURCE] Edward VI’s letters to Catherine Parr (see folio 6r for a letter in English) and his diary (folios 10-83): British Library, Cotton MS Nero C X http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.a...

I've yet to find a really good biography of Edward, however the biographies of his father's wives and his sisters also cover much, or all of his life and so may be of interest:

Antonia Fraser, The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (2nd edn, Phoenix, 2009) https://amzn.to/3atiEfi (UK link) OR https://amzn.to/36IqD5r (US link)
David Starkey, Six Wives: the Queens of Henry VIII (Vintage, 2004) https://amzn.to/3k9uD4Z (UK link) OR https://amzn.to/3wImKIh (US link)
Anna Whitelock, Mary Tudor: England’s First Queen (Bloomsbury, London, 2009) https://amzn.to/3dUgYwN (UK link) OR https://amzn.to/3kvkdie (US link)
David Starkey, Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne (2007) https://amzn.to/3yjhqfX (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3C2ODys (US LINK)
Anne Somerset, Elizabeth I (2002) https://amzn.to/3zYzXhV (UK LINK) OR https://amzn.to/3fdzxN2 (US LINK)

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EXTRA INFORMATION: The story of the Tudors entered a new phase when Henry VIII’s quest for an heir finally came to an end upon the birth of Edward VI in 1537. Tragically the boy’s arrival caused the death of Jane Seymour, his mother. This video will cover the childhood of Edward VI while he was Prince of Wales and his education. We’ll look at his ascension to the throne at the age of 9 to become the first Protestant King of England and how involved he was (or not) in the decision to execute not one, but two of his uncles, Edward and Thomas Seymour. The video will include the scandal of Elizabeth I and Thomas Seymour’s relationship and the death of Edward VI at the age of 15 and attempt to have his cousin, the Protestant Lady Jane Grey succeed him as the first queen of England through his device for the succession, instead of his sister, the Catholic Mary I.

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