King at 9. The Duke of Somerset and then later the Earl of Northumberland governed the country as regents. Edward, a keen Protestant, introduced a new book of Common Prayer. Northumberland anxious to prevent
Catholic Mary (Edward's eldest sister) from becoming Queen, persuaded the king to name Lady Jane Grey as his successor.
? What were people often told when they came to see Edward?
Wife and children
What was he like?
How did he die?