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.
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...
Christ’s Hospital School - sculpture - front
The children are marching out of the background, become older and fully 3D at...
Dutch Church
HKH Irene Prinses der Nederlanden, legde de eerste steen van dit Kerkgebouw d...
Edwards VI and VII
At the time gilded lettering incised into granite was a popular technique. We...
Edward VI at the Bull & Mouth
This bust is at the top of the memorial along with the arms of Christ's Hospi...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
King Edward VI
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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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Camilla, Queen Consort
Born London as Camilla Rosemary Shand. 1973 married Andrew Parker Bowles, 1995 divorced. 2005 married Prince Charles, when she became Duchess of Cornwall. Promoted to Queen Consort on the death of ...
6 memorials
Catherine of Aragon
First wife of Henry VIII and married to him for longer (1509 - 1533) than the other five put together. Unlike them she was a powerful royal in her own right. Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, bor...
4 memorials
Queen Eleanor’s Cross
The last of 12 Eleanor Crosses erected to celebrate Eleanor's last journey. Queen Eleanor of Castile died near Lincoln, with her husband, King Edward I, at her bedside, and was to be buried in Wes...
2 memorials
Queen Victoria's first visit to the City of London (as queen)
In the Temple Bar ceremony the Queen, or King, stops so that the Lord Mayor of London can presents the Sword of State as a sign of loyalty. After the Temple Bar was removed this ceremony continued ...
1 memorial
Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife
Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife was the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra; she was a younger sister of King George V. On her marriage in 1889 she bec...
1 memorial
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