On This Day In Royal History
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12 October 1537
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King Edward VI was born
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👑 At Hampton Court Palace at two o’clock in the morning on Friday 12th October 1537, St Edward’s Day, Jane Seymour finally gave birth to the future King Edward VI after a long & tiring 30 hour labour.
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◼ Henry VIII had a legitimate son & heir at long last! Church bells around London pealed in celebration, parish churches around the country sang the Te Deum, bonfires were lit, the city merchants gave out fruit & wine, German merchants gave wine & beer to the poor, & the happiest of days was ended by two thousand rounds being fired into the sky from the Tower of London. It was a day of celebration, not only for Henry & Jane, but also for the country.
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◼ Although the Queen seemed to be recovering well from her ordeal at first, she was seriously ill by the 18th. Jane had developed puerperal fever, & by the 23rd, she was delirious, & septicaemia had set in. Jane, the Queen who had given Henry the longed for son & heir, died on the night of the 24th of October.
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◼ Edward was christened on 15 October, with his half-sisters, the 21-year-old Lady Mary (later Queen Mary I) as godmother & the 4-year-old Lady Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I) carrying the chrisom; & the Garter King of Arms proclaimed him as Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester.
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◼ Edward’s father, King Henry VIII, died on 28th January 1547, making Edward King Edward VI of England.
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