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Prince Edward Tudor as played by Eoin Murtagh & Jake HathwayHathaway (Season 4)
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Motto: "idem per diversa" - the same whatever the circumstances
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born 12 October, 1537 - died 6 July 1553 Character's backstory: Only surviving, legitimate son of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour who died 12 days after her son's birth.Gentility: Tudor family Position: Crown prince & heir of King Henry VIII, Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Wales, crowned King Edward VI when 9 years old. His entire reign was mediated by a council of Regency first led by his Uncle, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1547 - 1549) and then John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1549 - 1553) Personality type: Edward was a kind and generous child who was spoiled by a loving father and two adoring sisters Mary,who was his godmother and Elizabeth his favourite sister,Very bright child who could read and write Greek and Latin by age 7. Highly intellectual and a pious Protestant, but was also known to play pranks and skip classes in favor of sports - his favorites were tennis and hunting. Signature look: In paintings, Edward is usually depicted as a thin, pale youth in his later years. As a very young child, he is depicted to be a rosy-faced little boy with bright grey eyes. He shared the characteristic Tudor red hair of his father, Henry VIII, and his half-sister, Elizabeth. Endearing trait(s): Studious, serious and unusually gracious. Foreign ambassadors found him charming and sweet-natured. He was against the burning of heretics and tried to enact laws to aid the poor. Before he was king he had a good relationship with both his half sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. After he attained the throne, however, he enjoyed a peaceful relationship with Elizabeth, as opposed to the stubbornly Catholic Mary. Annoying trait(s): His father's stubbornness. He could be cold when circumstances called for it; he was very guarded. He is often accused of priggishness and a savage temper, but there is no historical evidence for either trait. Health : Fell ill with a "quartan fever" at age 4, but otherwise healthy until he contracted small pox in 1552, which probably weakened his immune system and led to his untimely death at age 15 from what was probably pulmonary tuberculosis. Burial: Westminster Abbey in the chapel of Henry VII | 
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CHARACTER CONNECTIONSFamily members: Henry VIII-Father Jane Seymour-Mother Princess Mary- half-sister Princess Elizabeth- half-sister Edward Seymour- uncle Thomas Seymour- uncle Henry VII- paternal grandfather Elizabeth of York- paternal grandmother Sir John Seymour- maternal grandfather Margery Wentworth- maternal grandmother Romance(s): Because of his age at his time of death, Edward knew little in the way of romance. However, on separate occasions, there was discussion of betrothing him to Mary, Queen of Scots and later to Lady Jane Grey. Enemies: The Catholic faction | Friends: Princess Elizabeth Tudor - with whom he shared a residence early on. "Mother" Jak - his nurse Lady Bryan - his governess. Tutors: Bishop Richard Cox, Sir John Cheke, Jean Belmain and others. His father arranged for a privileged group of 14 well-born children to share his education: Henry Brandon, the young son of the Duke of Suffolk; Charles Brandon, an other son of the Duke of Suffolk; Henry, Lord Hastings; Robert Dudley; Henry Sidney; and possibly even another cousin, Lady Jane Grey. The Prince's favourite companion seems to have been Barnaby Fitzpatrick, a cousin of the Earl of Ormonde. (it has been traditionally thought that Barnaby was appointed as Edward's "whipping boy" but there is no contemporary evidence to prove this). |
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  |  Video clip about Holbein's painting of Edward "Edward was about fourteen months old at the time of this portrait. He is depicted almost as a mini Henry and as rather serene for a toddler. Holbein wishes to emphasise Edward's majesty and show Henry that he has a son destined for greatness. The portrait was given to Henry as a New Year's Gift in 1539; in return Holbein was given a silver cup. " |
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 |  c. 1546 ( aged 9) - a year before his father's death Portrait of Edward VI, oil on panel. Painted by Flemish artist Hans Eworth. Displayed at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. |
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