On this day in history, in 1547, Prince Edward was crowned Edward VI, King of England at the age of 9. Due to his youth, a Regency Council had been created to aid Edward in ruling until he reached the age of 18. He died only six years after acceding to the throne of an infection of the lungs, thought by some to be tuberculosis.
He was succeeded by his half sister Mary, and England was once again ruled by a Catholic monarch. Edward was the first King of England to be raised as a Protestant and it was during his reign that Anglicanism was established.
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