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Lady Jane Grey, The Nine Days’ Queen Of England Who Was Executed By Mary I
Most know the story of Queen Mary I of England and of her half-sister Queen Elizabeth I of England. But fewer know about the ...
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The Royal Rundown on King Henry VIII’s Children
Edward VI received a rigorous education ... unhappy due to his frequent absences from England and two phantom pregnancies that left her without children. Mary I’s reign also suffered in public ...
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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 ...
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England’s Reformation: Edward VI’s Protestant Reforms
Edward VI died aged 15 on July 6, 1553. Lady Jane Grey reigned for nine days as queen, before Mary overthrew her, and was crowned Queen Mary I of England. Being a daughter of Catherine of Aragon ...