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Death of Edward VI

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1553

Edward VI6 July 1553

Greenwich · House / House of Tudor

Edward VI dies at Greenwich Palace aged fifteen after a prolonged pulmonary illness.

Edward VI6 July 1553

Greenwich · House / House of Tudor

Edward VI dies leaving a disputed Protestant succession

Names involved

Edward VI

Provenance

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