Edward VI

by Jennifer Loach; Edited by George Bernard and Penry Williams

• ISBN13: 9780300079920
• ISBN10: 0300079923
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 1999-12-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

This new biography of Edward VI, the boy king who died at 15 after ruling England for only six years, reveals for the first time his significant personal impact on the history of his country. Jennifer Loach portrays Edward as healthy and vigorous (contrary to previous views), precocious, highly educated, and decisive, and she details the dramatic context in which his reign played out.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vi
Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	xvi
List of Abbreviations	xvii
The Birth of Edward VI	1	(8)
Edward's Upbringing and Education	9	(8)
The Death of Henry VIII: the King's Will and the Establishment of the Protectorate	17	(12)
Edward's Coronation	29	(10)
Somerset's Protectorate	39	(19)
Economic and Social Difficulties	58	(12)
The Rebellions of 1549	70	(19)
The Fall of the Protector	89	(5)
Northumberland's Rule	94	(22)
Religious Policy under Northumberland	116	(19)
Edward's Court	135	(24)
Edward's Illness and Death	159	(11)
Queen Jane and Queen Mary	170	(10)
Assessment	180	(5)
Appendix: The Portraits of Edward VI	185	(6)
Penry Williams
Bibliography	191	(11)
Index	202