Kingship and Politics in the Reign of Edward VI

This book offers a reappraisal of the kingship and politics of the reign of Edward VI, the third Tudor king of England who reigned from the age of nine in 1547 until his death in 1553. The reign has often been interpreted as a period of political instability, mainly because of Edward''s age, but this account challenges the view that the king''s minority was a time of political faction. It shows ho...