with just one being a legitimate son. For Henry VIII’s three surviving legitimate children—Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward—their father’s turbulent reign shaped their lives dramatically.

Henry VIII's Spoiled Son Posted: January 15, 2025 | Last updated: March 7, 2025 History portrays Edward VI as the feeble and ultimately doomed son of Henry VIII, but the truth is so much darker ...

The son of King Henry VIII and his third wife, Jane Seymour, he was Duke of Cornwall from his birth in 1537 until his accession as King Edward VI in 1547. Duke of Cornwall from his father's ...

Henry VIII, England's most notorious monarch ... Lady Margery's second son, Edward, became the Duke of Somerset and served as Lord Protector until Edward VI became old enough to rule himself.

Edward VI, the only surviving male heir to Henry VIII, was born on October 12, 1537, to Jane Seymour, his third wife. Henry VIII had long wanted a son to ensure the Tudor dynasty had an heir ...

Image courtesy of Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images Upon Henry VIII’s death in 1547, his son, 15-year-old Edward VI took the reign, only to die of consumption soon after.

At age 16, Catherine was sent to marry Prince Arthur of England, Henry VIII’s older ... pray for the birth of a son. After a difficult labor, Seymour gave birth to Edward VI, a male heir so ...

"Meals were cooked here for Richard III and Henry VIII," it continued ... traveled from London to York for the investiture of his son Edward as the Prince of Wales. "Returning southwards ...

Katherine Parr is remembered as Henry VIII’s lucky queen ... a good match for her with Sir Edward Burgh, who was about four years her senior and eldest son to Anne Boleyn’s Chamberlain ...