Edward VI was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour.
He was nine years old when he became King. He was a
Protestant. Edward was very ill and he died at the age of
16. He said that Lady Jane Grey, Henry VII’s
great-granddaughter, should be Queen. He did not want
his sister Mary to become Queen because she was a
Catholic.
Lady Jane Grey became Queen of England in 1553. She
was a Protestant. She was only Queen for nine days
because she was forced off the throne by Edward’s sister
Mary. She was thrown into prison and then beheaded.
Mary I was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of
Aragon. She wanted a Catholic Church in England.
Protestants were put in prison or killed. She married the
Catholic Prince Philip of Spain. They had no children.
She died in 1559 and was followed by her sister,
Elizabeth I.
Edward VI
1547-1553
Edward VI
1547-1553
Edward VI was the son of Henry VIII and Jane
Seymour. He was _______ years old when he became
King. He was a Protestant. Edward was very ill and he
died at the age of ________________.
Lady Jane Grey
The Nine Day Queen
Lady Jane Grey became Queen of England in 1553.
She was also a _____________. She was only Queen for
nine days because she was forced off the throne by
Edward’s sister _________.
Mary I
1553 - 1558
Mary I was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of
Aragon. She wanted a _________ Church in England.
Protestants were put in prison or ________. She died in
1559 and was followed by her sister, Elizabeth I.
Protestant
killed
nine
Catholic
sixteen
Mary
Edward VI
nine years old
Protestant
very ill
Lady Jane Grey
Henry VII’s
did not want
son
King
Henry VIII
died
sixteen
Queen
Protestant
great-granddaughter
sister
Mary
Jane Seymour
Catholic
Lady Jane Grey
The Nine Day Queen
Lady Jane Grey
Queen
1553
Protestant
Queen
nine days
forced off the throne
Edward’s sister Mary
thrown into prison
beheaded
Mary I
1553 - 1558
Mary I
daughter
Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Wanted
Catholic Church
England
Protestants
prison
killed
Married
Catholic Prince
Philip of Spain
no children
died
1559
sister
Elizabeth I
next Queen