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History portrays Edward VI as the feeble and ultimately doomed son of Henry VIII, but the truth is far more complicated

History portrays Edward VI as the feeble and ultimately doomed son of Henry VIII, but the truth is so much darker than that. Far from a weakling, even as a boy, Edward proved nearly as twisted as his ...
Publishers Weekly

Edward VI: The Lost King of England

Skidmore, a Ph.D. candidate in Tudor history and adviser to the British shadow secretary for education, provides a revealing glimpse into the tumultuous six-year reign of Edward VI, who ascended to ...
Newsweek

Is ‘Becoming Elizabeth’ Based on Historical Fact? ‘I Was So Amazed’

Becoming Elizabeth is the new historical drama on Starz, which fans of T he Crown, The Spanish Princess and Versailles will not want to miss it. The eight-part series airs every Sunday on Starz and ...
Los Angeles Times

King Edward VI’s Death Linked to Measles, TB

A bout of measles apparently activated a smoldering case of tuberculosis and led to the death in 1553 of King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII, at the age of 15, today’s New England Journal of Medicine ...