* Edward was a sickly child from birth. He suffered from a variety of ailments, including diarrhea, vomiting, and fevers.
* Despite his poor health, Edward was intelligent and learned. He was educated by some of the best tutors in England, including Sir John Cheke and Roger Ascham.
* Edward became King of England at the age of nine after the death of his father in 1547. His uncle, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, served as Lord Protector during his minority.
* Edward's reign was marked by religious upheaval. Somerset was a Protestant, and he encouraged the spread of Protestantism in England. This led to conflict with the Catholic Church, which resulted in the English Reformation.
* Edward died of tuberculosis on July 6, 1553, at the age of fifteen. He was succeeded by his half-sister, Mary I.