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  2. Edward VI - Wikipedia

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    Although Edward reigned for only six years and died at the age of 15, his reign made a lasting contribution to the English Reformation and the structure of the Church of England. [204] The last decade of Henry VIII's reign had seen a partial stalling of the Reformation, a drifting back to Catholic values. [205]

  3. List of people executed by the Tudors - Wikipedia

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    Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham: 17 May 1521 Member of the Henry VIII's Privy Council and descendant of the Plantagenet Dynasty. Executed for alleged treason at Tower Hill. Rhys ap Gruffydd: 4 December 1531 Arrested after threatening Lord Ferrers at knifepoint and accused of plotting to overthrow the English administration in Wales ...

  4. List of monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death

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    House of Tudor (England) 28 January 1457 1485–1509 21 April 1509 Tuberculosis: James V: House of Stuart (Scotland) 10 April 1512 1513–1542 14 December 1542 Died of ill health shortly after the Battle of Solway Moss: Henry VIII: House of Tudor (England) 28 June 1491 1509–1547 28 January 1547 Suffered from gout and obesity. Obesity dates ...

  5. 1553 succession crisis - Wikipedia

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    The plan to remove Mary from the succession and replace her with a Protestant heir-presumptive from the younger Tudor branch had been in Edward's mind since December 1552. In June 1553, the terminally ill Edward, influenced by the regent John Dudley, named sixteen-year-old Jane Grey , great-granddaughter of Henry VII and daughter-in-law of John ...

  6. House of Tudor - Wikipedia

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    The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and the Lordship of Ireland (later the Kingdom of Ireland) for 118 years with five monarchs: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. The Tudors succeeded the House of Plantagenet as rulers of the Kingdom of England, and were succeeded by the Scottish House of Stuart .

  7. John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland - Wikipedia

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    John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504 [1] – 22 August 1553) was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death.

  8. Mary I of England - Wikipedia

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    Henry VIII died in 1547, and Edward succeeded him. Mary inherited estates in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, and was granted Hunsdon and Beaulieu as her own. [64] Since Edward was still a child, rule passed to a regency council dominated by Protestants, who attempted to establish their faith throughout the country.

  9. Edward I of England - Wikipedia

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    Ultimately, it was a change in personnel that spelt the end of the opposition against Edward. De Bohun died late in 1298, after returning from the Scottish campaign. [304] In 1302 Bigod arrived at an agreement with the King that was beneficial for both: Bigod, who had no children, made Edward his heir, in return for a generous annual grant. [305]