Full name:  Edward VI Born:  12th October 1537 Place of Birth:  Hampton Court Palace, Molesey Ascended to the throne: 28th January 1547, aged 9 years Crowned:  19th February 1547, at Westminster Abbey Reign:  6 years Died:  6th July 1553, Palace of Placentia, Greenwich

Edward was born 12 October 1537, to Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. His mother died soon after his birth.

Edward was the only male heir to Henry VIII, and was groomed to become king from an early age.

Edward had two half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, who were both declared illegitimate by his father.

When his father died in 1947, Edward became king at the age of nine. The government was entrusted to his uncle the Duke of Somerset, and then to John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland

Under Edward's rule, England, became avidly Protestant. This was mainly because of the influence of his main advisor, the extremely Protestant John Dudley. Edward was advised to do many things by John Dudley.

When it became clear Edward was dying from tuberculosis, Northumberland encouraged Edward to change his will to make sure his half-sisters did not inherit the throne when he died.

Northumberland suggested a new order of succession, with Lady Jane Grey, his daughter-in-law, as heir to the throne instead of Mary, Edward's half-sister. He convinced Edward to keep England under Protestant rule.

Edward was never a strong child, and died at the age of 15.