Edward VI - Young, Gifted and King.

... Edward VI - Young, Gifted and King The traditional view of Edward VI is that of a sickly, pedantic child who had no weight or power as king. At the tender age of nine, Edward became king but even though young and fragile he could by no means be ignored. Before his unexpected death in 1553 at the age of 15, Edward was only four months away from outright kingship and was fully expected to assume this position. Edward commanded both reverence and respect. As a young contemporary of Edward's, Roger Ascham, wrote at the time - "The ability of our Prince equals his fortune, and his virtue surpasses both....he is wonderfully in advance of his years." Indeed with this revised view of Edward, the question must be 'when' and not 'if' Edward was at the fore of his governments and his countries policies. To be able to evaluate Edward's prominence in

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