What happened to Henry VIII son Edward?

Edward’s reign saw the foundations laid for one of the great transformations of English society, the English Reformation, but the King did not live to see the successful realisation of many of his religious plans. Falling ill in 1552, probably with tuberculosis, he finally succumbed on 6 July 1553, aged only 15.

Who is Edward in The Tudors?

Prince Edward Tudor is the son of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, and the youngest of Henry’s three legitimate children. He would eventually succeed his father as King, but was not of age and therefore had his uncle Earl Edward Seymour serving as Lord Protector.

Why did Henry VIII name his son Edward?

Henry’s successors took up the theme, notably Henry VIII, whose choice of name for his son was highly significant. By christening him Edward, he was reminding the people of the last king of that name, whose usurpation and murder the Tudors had avenged.

Was Elizabeth close to Edward?

Queen Elizabeth visited her uncle right before he died Edward had suffered declining health for years prior to his death due to throat cancer. Even though they weren’t close at the time, the queen and Prince Philip along with Prince Charles traveled to France to visit the Duke of Windsor shortly before his death.

What happened King Edward?

After ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII becomes the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He chose to abdicate after the British government, public, and the Church of England condemned his decision to marry the American divorcée Wallis Warfield Simpson.

How did Queen Elizabeth feel about Edward?

“Bertie has more guts than the rest of his brothers put together,” the late king had reportedly said. He had also failed to comprehend how much the new Queen Elizabeth loathed him and Simpson, as she felt they had ruined her beloved Bertie’s life.