"The birth of ""Edward"" on ""October 12, 15""37"," ended his father's twenty-seven-year wait for an heir. Nine years later, ""Edward"" was on the throne, a boy-king in a court where manipulation, treachery, and plotting were rife.""" Henry VIII's death in January 1547 marked...
In his desperate quest for an heir, King Henry VIII divorced one wife and beheaded another. The birth of Prince Edward on October 12, 1537, ended his father's twenty-seven-year wait. Nine years later, Edward was on the throne, a boy-king of a nation in religious limbo and in...