Timeline of a King: Edward VI

1537

October 12 – Prince Edward was born at Greenwich Palace. His mother was Jane Seymour. He was the only son of Henry VIII to survive infancy.
October 15 – The baptism of Prince Edward was performed at Hampton Court. Both Mary and Elizabeth participated in the ceremony. Edward was declared Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester.
October 24 – Edward’s mother, Jane Seymour, died from child-bed fever a fatal form of septicemia.
Later this year – Lady Margaret Bryan was moved from Elizabeth’s household to Edward’s as his Lady Mistress.
November 12 – Edward’s mother was buried in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor.

1540

January 6 – Edward’s father, Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves, his fourth queen consort.
July 9 – The marriage between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves was annulled.
July 28 – Edward’s father, Henry VIII married Katherine Howard, his fifth queen consort.

1541

November 23 – Queen Katherine Howard is formally stripped of her title and was to be referred to as Lady Katherine Howard.

1542

February 13 – Lady Katherine Howard (former queen consort) was executed at the Tower Green.

1543

July 1 – Treaty of Greenwich was signed, it betrothed Prince Edward to Mary Stuart daughter of the late James V of Scotland
July 12 – Edward’s father, Henry VIII married Katherine Parr, his sixth and final queen consort.
December 11 – Scottish Parliament broke the Treaty of Greenwich which led to an England-Scotland conflict called the Rough Wooing. Led by Edward’s uncle Edward Seymour.

1547

January 28 – Edward’s father, Henry VIII died at Whitehall and young Edward succeeded him as King of England at nine years old.
January 31 – Earl of Hertford (Edward Seymour) was named Lord Protector of the Realm and Governor of the King’s person during Edward’s minority.
February 16 – Edward’s father, Henry VIII was buried beside his mother, Jane Seymour in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor.
February 20 – Coronation of Edward VI.
Spring/Summer – Edward’s step-mother, Katherine Parr married Thomas Seymour within six months after the death of Henry VIII.

1548

February 7 – Young Mary, Queen of Scots flees Scotland to the safety of France to avoid capture by the English. This ends the War of Rough Wooing.
September 5 – Katherine Parr died from child bed fever after having her only child, Mary with Thomas Seymour.

1549

March 20 – After plotting against Edward VI his uncle, Thomas Seymour was executed.
Edward introduced a uniform Protestant service in England based on his Book of Common Prayer.

1550

October 8 – Edward’s grandmother, Margaret Wentworth died, she was mother to Queen Jane, Edward and Thomas Seymour all listed above.

1552

Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset was executed after being deposed by John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick.

1553

John Dudley arranged the marriage of his son to Lady Jane Grey and then convinced the ill Edward VI to name Lady Jane Grey as his heir.
May 25 – Lady Jane Grey was married to Guilford Dudley.
July 6 – Edward VI died and in his will he changed the succession by naming Lady Jane Grey and her male heirs in his line of succession.

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