July 6 - The king is dead, long live the queen!

On this day in Tudor history, 6th July 1553, fifteen-year-old King Edward VI died at Greenwich Palace leaving the throne to his cousin's eldest daughter, Lady Jane Grey.

 

Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", shares details of Edward's final illness and last days, his "Devise for the Succession", and Lady Jane Grey's reaction at being told that she was Edward's successor.

 

Another big event happened on this day in Tudor history, the execution of Sir Thomas More in 1535, so here is a link to read an article on that - https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/6-july-1535-sir-thomas-executed-tower-hill/ 

 

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/4UIMLCjf3e0