Edward VI (Penguin Monarchs)

by Stephen Alford

Book 5 in the Penguin Monarchs series.

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Stephen Alford reconstructs the short reign of Edward VI, who inherited the throne at nine and died before reaching adulthood. The book examines the councils and powerful nobles who governed in his name, while treating Edward as an increasingly active participant rather than merely a passive child monarch.

Religious change provides the central political drama. Alford follows the rapid advance of Protestant reform, the rebellions and economic pressures of the reign, and Edward’s attempt to alter the succession in favour of Lady Jane Grey, revealing the ambitions and anxieties surrounding England’s last boy king.