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| Keywords: edward vi edwardvi king of england kingofengland jane seymour janeseymour tudors portrait 16th century 16thcentury people Edward VI became king at the age of nine in 1547 following the death of his father Henry VIII. A regency was created, dominated by his uncles Thomas and Edward Seymour, brothers to the boy king’s mother, Jane. Although he was an intelligent boy, fluent in Greek and Latin and a dedicated diary writer, he was not physically robust..During Edward’s reign, the Church of England became more Protestant. Edward himself was a fierce supporter of the new religion. The Book of Common Prayer was introduced in 1549 and certain aspects of Roman Catholic practice, such as statuary and stained glass were eradicated. To ensure the Protestant succession, one of Henry VIII’s nieces, Lady Jane Grey, became an object of hope. However, upon Edward’s early death from tuberculosis in 1553, Edward’s older sister the staunch Catholic Mary Tudor, usurped Lady Jane Grey from the throne after only a few days. The fine portrait of Edward VI at Bunratty shows him in an interior setting before an ornate and luxurious curtain. This resembles a portrait in the Royal Collection of Elizabeth II by an unknown artist, who shows the king in the same interior setting, with the stone to the left forming a window through which some of London can be seen. Edward VI became king at the age of nine in 1547 following the death of his father Henry VIII. A regency was created, dominated by his uncles Thomas and Edward Seymour, brothers to the boy king’s mother, Jane. Although he was an intelligent boy, fluent in Greek and Latin and a dedicated diary writer, he was not physically robust..During Edward’s reign, the Church of England became more Protestant. Edward himself was a fierce supporter of the new religion. The Book of Common Prayer was introduced in 1549 and certain aspects of Roman Catholic practice, such as statuary and stained glass were eradicated. To ensure the Protestant succession, one of Henry VIII’s nieces, Lady Jane Grey, became an object of hope. However, upon Edward’s early death from tuberculosis in 1553, Edward’s older sister the staunch Catholic Mary Tudor, usurped Lady Jane Grey from the throne after only a few days. The fine portrait of Edward VI at Bunratty shows him in an interior setting before an ornate and luxurious curtain. This resembles a portrait in the Royal Collection of Elizabeth II by an unknown artist, who shows the king in the same interior setting, with the stone to the left forming a window through which some of London can be seen. | ||||
