| Edward VI of England | |
|---|---|
 Edward in 1550 | |
| Name | Edward Tudor |
| Born | 12th October 1537 |
| Parents | Henry VIII |
| Predecessor | Henry VIII |
| Reign | 28th January 1547 – 6th July 1553 |
| Successor | lady Jane Grey or Mary I |
| Died | 6th July 1553 (aged 15) |
| Gender | Male |
| Spouse(s) | None. |
| Children | None. |
| House | House of Tudor |
Edward VI of England, son of Henry VIII & Jane Seymour, was the third monarch of the Tudor Dynasty, after his Grandfather Henry VII and his father. Crowned at only nine years of age, he was too young to run England, so it was governed. First led by his uncle Edward Seymour, 1st duke of somerset (1547-1549), then by John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick (1551-1553).
Edward's Reign wasn't without problems. First came economic problems, that in 1549 sparked up riots and rebellions, and an expensive war with Scotland. Religious problems, with the changing of the church from catholic, which was once under the rule of his father, Henry VIII, to protestant. Many religious people of the Catholic faith disagreed with these changes.This was also the first time Protestantism was established in England. This is also the religion that his sister Elizabeth I was rule England under 11 years later.
In February 1553, at age 15, Edward fell ill. When his sickness was discovered to be terminal, he and his Council drew up a "Devise for the Succession", attempting to prevent the country being returned to Catholicism. Edward named his cousin Lady Jane Grey as his heir and excluded his half sisters, Mary and Elizabeth . However, this was disputed following Edward's death and Jane was queen for only nine days before Edward's half-sister, Mary, was proclaimed Queen. She reversed Edward's Protestant reforms, which nonetheless became the basis of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement of 1559.