Who did King Edward VI originally name as his successor?

Edward VI was crowned on the 20th of February 1547 at the age of nine, following the death of his father. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, he was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch raised as a Protestant. He fell ill and was found to be suffering from tuberculosis in February of 1553, at the age of 15. Attempting to prevent the country's return to Catholicism, Edward named his first cousin once removed, Lady Jane Grey, as his heir and excluded his half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. Upon his death, Lady Jane Grey, was proclaimed queen, but Mary assembled a force in East Anglia and deposed Jane, who was ultimately beheaded. Her reign as queen only lasted 13 days.

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Bob Fowler

Blimey the ups and downs of the English/British Royal Family and Religion, you could make a Film/TV series about it - Oh they have. 😂

Coral Harvey

Just finished a book on Jane Seymour who's the mother of Edward V1 She had strong Catholic tendencies which posed a great deal of problems with her marriage to Henry VIII who was protestant . It also follows that Edward was raised as in his father's religion after his mother died of childbed fever. He would choose his first cousin once removed who was protestant to take the throne but after much subterfuge and political wrangling Mary had them confined to the tower then executed . Very sad tale.

Denise Currie

Poor girl was just used for political purposes she stood no chance

Joyce Greenlees

Joyce Greenlees, 9 days actually.

Joyce Greenlees

Johnny Rock, Lady Jane Grey ruled for just 13 days.

Glenis Nichols

Her husband, Guildford Dudley was also executed, just before her. They were both 17. His brother, Robert, become best friend, possibly lover of Elizabeth 1st. Th cruelty that exited in those days, and in some countries even now, is beyond belief.