EPISODE · Sep 12, 2026 · 14 MIN

Edward VI: How a Boy King Fueled England’s Protestant Turn

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

This episode traces the short reign of Edward VI and how his regents pushed the Church of England further from Rome. It explores the 1549 and 1552 Book of Common Prayer, the iconoclasm that swept the country, and the rebellions that followed, weighing contemporary evidence against later myths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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