6 July – The Deaths of a King and a former Lord Chancellor
6th July is the anniversary of the deaths of two famous Tudor personalities. Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's…
Edward VI
20 February 1547 – Edward VI is crowned
On this day in history, 20th February 1547, King Edward VI was crowned King at Westminster Abbey, following…
15 October 1537 – Edward VI Christened at Hampton Court Palace
Today was the day in 1537 when three day-old Prince Edward, the future Edward VI, was christened in…
12 October 1537 – A Son At Last!
At two o'clock in the morning on Friday 12th October 1537, St Edward’s Day, Jane Seymour finally gave…
6 July 1553 – King Edward VI Dies
At sometime between 8pm and 9pm on 6th July 1553 fifteen year-old King Edward VI, the son of…
21 June 1553 – Lady Jane Grey Chosen as Edward VI’s Heir
On 21st June 1553, letters patent were issued changing Edward VI's heir from his half-sister Mary to Lady…
A Baptism and a Coronation – 1516 and 1547
Following her birth on 18th February 1516, the future Mary I, was baptised on 20th February in the…