Person    | Male  Born 12/10/1537  Died 6/7/1553

King Edward VI

Categories: Royalty

Only son of Henry VIII (with Jane Seymour who died 12 days after the birth), born Hampton Court. Became king aged 9 and died of consumption 6 years later, at Greenwich Palace. While king he was supported by three religious leaders: Bishop Hugh Latimer, Bishop Nicholas Ridley and Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, with his uncle, Edward Seymour, at its head as the Lord Protector of the Realm, until he (the uncle) was beheaded. In 1552/3 he founded two schools for poor boys: Christ's Hospital and Bridewell Royal Hospital, and reopened the medical hospital, St Thomas’ in 1551.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
King Edward VI

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1 Poultry - Frieze A - Edward VI

These panels, showing Royal Progresses through London, were originally placed...

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Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - front

The children are marching out of the background, become older and fully 3D at...

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Dutch Church

HKH Irene Prinses der Nederlanden, legde de eerste steen van dit Kerkgebouw d...

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Edwards VI and VII

At the time gilded lettering incised into granite was a popular technique. We...

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Edward VI at the Bull & Mouth

This bust is at the top of the memorial along with the arms of Christ's Hospi...

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Sailors Home extension

This chief stone of the new building, in extension of the Sailors' Home was l...

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Golden Wedding of Queen & Prince Philip

Golden Wedding of Queen & Prince Philip

See their Silver Wedding for more information.

Event, Royalty

1 memorial
Sophia, Duchess of Brabant

Sophia, Duchess of Brabant

Duchess. Born in Wartburg Castle, near Eisenach in Thuringia, Germany. She married Henry II, Duke of Brabant and Lothier and was the heiress of Hesse which she passed on to her son, Henry upon her ...

Person, Royalty, Germany

1 memorial
Bridewell Palace / Prison

Bridewell Palace / Prison

Built by Henry VIII, who lived there 1515-23. It deteriorated so that Edward VI gave it to the City of London who then used it as a prison, hospital (actually school) and workrooms. "Bridewell" was...

Building, Law, Property, Royalty

2 memorials
Baynard’s Castle

Baynard’s Castle

There have been two buildings known as Baynard's Castle, on different sites. Just to the east of where Blackfriars station now stands Ralph Baynard erected a Norman fortification in about 1000.  Th...

Building, Property, Royalty

1 memorial
King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway

King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway

Harald: Born Norway, son of King Olav V. King of Norway since 1991. Sonia: Born in Oslo as Sonja Haraldsen on 4 July 1937, a commoner. They married in 1968.

Group, Royalty, Norway

1 memorial

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Granada Ventures

Granada Ventures

A TV production and distribution company, now part of ITV. Gave permission to use, for Olivier's statue, the image of Hamlet taken from Olivier's 1948 film to which Granada have the performing rig...

Group, TV & Radio

1 memorial
E. Fairclough
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
H. Burness

H. Burness

Served in the Army.

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Harry Darkins
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Sir John Vanbrugh

Sir John Vanbrugh

Playwright and architect. Born in the parish of St Nicholas Acons, London, of Flemish descent. Worked in the English Baroque style, sometimes with Hawksmoor, on Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. L...

Person, Architecture, Espionage, Theatre

6 memorials