Edward VI

Edward was born on the 12th of October 1537 in the Place

of Hampton Court.He is the only legitimate son of Henry

VIII. His desperation (Henry VIII) for a son led him to

divorce two wives, but his (Edward VI) mother, Henry's

third wife Jane Seymour died after his birth.

Edward was king of England and Ireland from 28th of

January 1547 until his death.He was crowned on the 20

February at the age of nine.Edward was England's first

monarch to be raised as a Protestant.His parent's are

Henry VIII and Jane Seymour.

"The Rough Wooing"

On 1 July 1543, Henry VIII signed the Treaty of Greenwich with the Scots, sealing the peace with Edward's betrothal to the seven-month-old Mary, Queen of Scots. The Scots were in a weak bargaining position after their defeat at Solway Moss the previous November, and Henry, seeking to unite the two realms, stipulated that Mary be handed over to him to be brought up in England. When the Scots repudiated the treaty in December 1543 and renewed their alliance with France, Henry was enraged. In April 1544, he ordered Edward's uncle, Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, to invade Scotland and "put all to fire and sword, burn Edinburgh town, so razed and defaced when you have sacked and gotten what ye can of it, as there may remain forever a perpetual memory of the vengeance of God lightened upon [them] for their falsehood and disloyalty".