Edward VI of England Timeline

Birth of Edward, son and heir of Henry VIII of England and future Edward VI of England.

English forces ravage the Scottish Lowlands, the so-called ‘Rough Wooing’.

Reign of Edward VI of England.

Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, makes himself the Duke of Somerset and effectively the sole regent or Lord Protector for Edward VI of England.

Coronation of Edward VI of England in Westminster Abbey.

An English army led by Edward Seymour defeats a Scottish army at the Battle of Pinkie.

William Cecil, Lord Burghley is appointed the Secretary of State.

The Kett Rebellion breaks out in Norfolk led by Robert Kett.

A new Book of Common Prayer is issued in England.

The Act of Uniformity makes the new Book of Common Prayer compulsory in England.

The massacre at Dussindale in Norfolk ends the Kett Rebellion.

Edward Seymour, Lord Protector to Edward VI of England, is removed from office.

A peace treaty is signed between England, France, and Scotland, the Treaty of Boulogne.

Willam Cecil, Lord Burghley joins the Privy Council of Edward VI of England.

John Dudley, Earl of Warwick makes himself the Earl of Northumberland and effectively regent for Edward VI of England.

Edward VI of England contracts smallpox and measles.

A new, even more radical Book of Common Prayer is issued in England, removing many of the Catholic elements of religious worship.

Edward Seymour, former Lord Protector for Edward VI of England, is executed for treason. n

Death of Edward VI of England from pulmonary tuberculosis.

John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland, declares Lady Jane Grey Queen of England following the death of her cousin, Edward VI of England.

Coronation of Mary I of England in Westminster Abbey.