Edward VI: The Lost King of England

Posted on 15 December 2018 by Chris Skidmore

The birth of Edward on October 12, 1537, ended his father s twenty seven year wait for an heir Nine years later, Edward was on the throne, a boy king in a court where manipulation, treachery, and plotting were rife.Henry VIII s death in January 1547 marked the end of a political giant whose reign had dominated his kingdom with an iron grip for thirty eight years Few could remember an England without him certainly little had remained untouched the monasteries and friaries had been ripped down, the Pope s authority discarded, and new authoritarian laws had been introduced that placed his subjects under constant fear of death.Edward came to the throne promising a new start the harsh legislation of his father s was repealed and the country s social and economic problems approached with greater sensitivity Yet the early hope and promise he offered soon turned sour Despite the terms of Henry s will, real power had gone to just one man the Protector, Edward s uncle, the Duke of Somerset, and there were violent struggles for power, headed by the duke s own brother, Thomas Seymour.Chris Skid reveals how the countrywide rebellions of 1549 were orchestrated by the plotters at court and were all connected to the burning issue of religion Henry VIII had left England in a religious limbo Court intrigue, deceit, and treason very nearly plunged the country into civil war The stability that the Tudors had sought to achieve came close to being torn apart in the six years of Edward s reign.Even today, the two dominant figures of the Tudor period are held to be Henry VIII and Elizabeth I Yet Edward s reign is equally important His reign was one of dramatic change and tumult, yet many of the changes that were instigated during this period certainly in terms of religious reformation not only exceeded Henry s ambitions but have endured for over four centuries since Edward s death in 1553. Best Download [ Edward VI: The Lost King of England ] By [ Chris Skidmore ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The boy king Edward VI was a Tudor King and yet due to his short reign, was overshadowed by the other Tudor monarchs In every history book you will read, they briefly graze upon Edward and his over bearing concillors Edward Seymour and John Dudley Yet, those threads and facts are merely presented to demonstrate how they effected upon the lives of Mary and Elizabeth Skid delightfully presents an ENTIRE book dedicated to the young boy who changed England forever by pushing Protestantism and The boy king Edward VI was a Tudor King and yet due to his short reign, was overshadowed by the other Tudor monarchs In every history book you will read, they briefly ...Edward VI is little known most people, if they remember him, would recall him being the boy king who preceded hischarismatic and dynamic sisters And yet, this boy king reigned for 9 years, upon which there was a general shift in religious attitudes towards arigid Protestantism, away from the pseudo Protestantism his father c...You don t hear a lot about Edward VI The poor boy didn t rule very long and he was sandwiched between his father, the overbearing, gouty pig Henry VIII and his sisters, the overbearing gouty pig Mary I and the desperately insecure and petty yet brilliant feminist icon, Elizabeth I I found this to be a very interesting foray into his br...This is an interesting and very readable book covering a little known king in English history Although Edward VI died young and never truly reigned in his own right there is enough political in fighting, rebellions and source material about the boy king himself to tell a fascinating story.In fact because this history is so limited in it s scope due to Edward s early death it provides a good opportunity for us to have an insight into how a king is educated and prepared for his future role rather This is an interesting and very readable book covering a little known king in English history Although Edward VI died young and never truly reigned in his own right there is e...This was a little bit of a drag for me in the middle The beginning close to Henry VIII s reign and the end the start of Mary s rule were easier to follow Between, when everyone is scheming for power while Edward VI is a minor, were a little hard to follow It s difficult to keep track of who s who when they have a name and also a title and the two seem to be used interchangeably, with titles sometimes changing as well But Skid seems to be very thorough, incorporating tons of primary s This was a little bit of a drag for me in the middle The beginning close to Henry VIII s reign and the end the start of Mary s rule were easier to follow Between, when everyone is scheming for power while Edward VI is a minor, were a little hard to follow It s difficult to keep track of who s wh...Skid suffers of clumsy writing occasionally I struggled with three or four stars as the material is good, the delivery lacks a bit Some silly mistakes in wording that even an amateur like me picked off but a good addition to any Tudor lovers lib...Chris Skid makes courageous choices addressing topics challenging due to limited popular appeal his later book, Death And The Virgin, I thoroughly enjoyed Edward VI s reign we seethrough the prism of important religious development than being drawn to the boy king s persona That s understandable, this being a short reign.The obvious question is why this short reign is so eclipsed by Bloody Mary I s even shorter one immediately following it Answer Mary was the first queen regnan Chris Skid makes courageous choices addressing topics challenging due to limited popular app...3.5Like most books that focus on a historical figure that has very little written about them see Edward s mother, for instance it can be lacking in rich detail and tends to focus on people around the person the biography is about And, like most books, this falls into that trap for about half the book Since Edward was so young when he took the throne, it wasn t him who was in charge, it were those around it.That s my main complaint about this book It focused a lot on Northumberland, Some 3.5Like most books that focus on a historical figure that has very little written about them see Edward s mother, for instance it can be lacking in rich detail and tends to focus on people around the person the biography is about And, like most books, this falls into that trap for about half the book Since Edward was so young when he took the throne, it wasn t him who was in charge, it were those around it.That s my main complaint about this book It focused a lot on Northumberland, Somerset, and the Lord Admiral Respectively John Dudley, Edward Seymour, and Thomas Seymour I ll use their titles mostly since that s typically how they re referenced throughout the boo...Believe it or not, this is the first book I have read that focuses solely on Edward VI, the longed for male heir of Henry VIII and younger half brother to Mary I and Elizabeth I I found the book informative but it still raised long asked questions about Edward s reign How in control was he during his reign Was he just the Duke of Somerset s AKA the Lord Protector AKA Edward Seymour, Edward s uncle puppet and then later, the Duke of Northumberland s John Dudley Author Chris Skid raises Believe it or not, this is ...The only son of Henry VIII, Edward VI was a boy king who didn t reign long enough to live up to his full potential Upon his ascension to the throne, Edward s monarchy was initially the Seymour show His Uncle Edward Seymour, having acquired the role of Lord Protector, was basically ruling the country by proxy Thomas Seymour, jealous of his brother s power, attempted to kidnap Edward, which resulted in his beheading I can t imagine a boy sentencing his own uncle to death, but Thomas did kill E The only son of Henry VIII, Edward VI was a boy king who didn t reign long enough to live up to his full potential Upon his ascension to the throne, Edward s monarchy was initially the Seymour show His Uncle Edward Seymour, having acquired the role of Lord Protector, was basically ruling the country by proxy Thomas Seymour, jealous of his brother s power, attempted to kidnap Edward, which result...

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15 December 2018

Chris Skidmore