Edward VI
eBook - ePub

Edward VI

Henry VIII's Overshadowed Son

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Edward VI

Henry VIII's Overshadowed Son

About this book

An informative biography of King Henry VIII's only surviving son and his brief but influential reign.

For too long, King Edward VI has been pushed to the very edges of Tudor history—overlooked in favor of some of the more vibrant personalities of his family members, such as Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Known as the "boy king" of the Tudor dynasty, he is often remembered for little more than the ambitious councillors who governed England during his minority. His reign, however, and the significant religious changes that took place as he furthered the Protestant Reformation in England, had great influence over the remaining decades of the Tudor period and even modern Britain as we know it today.

"Boy king" though he may have been, Edward VI and his government were more significant to the history of England than he is often given credit for, and it is long past time for careful and thoughtful study of his life and reign. Edward VI: Henry VIII's Overshadowed Son aims to reopen the pages of his story, arguing that however brief it may have been, Edward VI's reign had lasting impacts on the religious landscape in England, and is certainly a Tudor reign worth remembering.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction A Footnote in Tudor History?
  7. Chapter 1 Long-Awaited Heir
  8. Chapter 2 His Father’s Son
  9. Chapter 3 Royal Relations and Marriage Proposals
  10. Chapter 4 The King is Dead
  11. Chapter 5 King Edward VI and the Rise of Somerset
  12. Chapter 6 England’s Josiah
  13. Chapter 7 Brotherly Rivalry
  14. Chapter 8 How Far the Mighty Fall
  15. Chapter 9 Changing Tides
  16. Chapter 10 A King Rises; A Duke Falls
  17. Chapter 11 The Second Prayer Book
  18. Chapter 12 Devise for the Succession
  19. Chapter 13 The Immediate Aftermath
  20. Chapter 14 The Tudor Dynasty Continues
  21. Conclusion The Legacy of King Edward VI
  22. Notes
  23. Bibliography
  24. Plate Section