During the reign of Henry VIII, the notorious King wished for a son so he could carry on with the Tudor dynasty. His quest for a male heir resulted in the execution of one of his Queens, (Anne Boleyn) however Jane Seymour his third wife would give Henry his greatest gift. Edward VI was a boy when he came onto the throne, and because of this he needed a council to help him govern.
The head of this council was Edward Seymour, the Lord Protector and also Edward VI's Uncle. Edward Seymour in this role became the most powerful man in England, and the Duke of Somerset could create whatever legislation he wanted. It was Seymour who made many of the huge changes to religion under Edward VI's reign, during the English Reformation. He was incredibly powerful, and basically was acting as the King whilst Edward VI was too young.
However like many important figures in Tudor society, Edward Seymour fell from grace incredibly hard which resulted in his execution. Whilst Seymour was acting as the Lord Protector, there was great unrest across England which resulted in several rebellions and uprisings. One of these, Kett's Rebellion resulted in a group of rebels storming and taking control of Norwich. Seymour attracted a great amount of criticism for this and his enemies began to plot his downfall.
Edward Seymour was eventually accused of treason and was thrown into the Tower of London. He was then dragged out of the Tower to Tower Hill and was executed in front of a huge crowd. The Lord Protector fell from grace incredibly hard, and went the same was as many Tudor figures, at the sharp blade of the axe.
So join us today as we look at, 'The Shocking Execution of Edward Seymour - The Lord Protector.'
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18 фев 2021
