History Review, March 1st, 1997
Edward VI was not, as many historians have held, a pawn of elder statesmen. He was highly educated, ruthless, increasingly involved in governmental affairs, intended to assume full royal power when he became 16, and excluded Mary Tudor from royal succession in favor of the Lady Jane Grey. The myths of his poor health and manipulation by adults are challenged by Edward's actions and documents he wrote.
Historians, teachers and students do not tend to give much time to Edward VI. The legendary late Professor Elton gave his short reign 12 sides in his 492 page book, England Under the Tudors, and...
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