👑The young man playing Edward in Becoming Elizabeth should get some acting award! He stole the show! Showing his vulnerability and the struggle of growing into his role! The kid actor smoked it! 👑
I love the Holbein portrait of him as a baby. There are many theories out there about his cause of death. One comes from Kyra Kramer. The atypical cystic fibrosis theory. Whatever the cause, he suffered greatly. 😢
It was literal agony for him, and he must have had some fight in him to have lasted as long as he did. I honestly don't think I could have made it as long.
Leticia Garcia there is no way he had Cystic Fibrosis sufferers are very thin and frail looking Edward was a chunk of a baby Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic condition that he would have to have the cf gene from each parent to be born and usually it shows up by age 2. Tuberculosis sounds logical unlike Cystic fibrosis which is nt something you can catch Tuberculosis is Doc Holliday likely got it from taking care of his mother who was stricken with it when he was a teen and his father abandoned her and he stayed to nurse her I can't remember when his symptoms surfaced as every Documentary on Doc I have seen is a bit diffrent his adopted brother also had it it was easily spread and ba ck then people werescared of it and so thats why his dentisty failed people did not want a dentist with tb or consumption back then working on and touching their mouths . Cystic fibrosis can be diagnosed lter than birth but its usually by 2 years of age when its visible
He suffered a great deal at the hands of physicians. Perhaps destiny had plans for Henry Viii being succeeded by his daughters and not son whom he so dearly wished for. Innocent Edward, may his soul rest in peace.
@langdalepaul he was adamantly protestant in that the papacy was an apostate church. This was during the period the catholic Inquisition was ongoing and they were murdering and torturing whatever they labeled a heretic, ie anyone who would not submit to the Vatican, the apostate church. His views of the pope were very bad. Anyways when he died, queen Mary, aka bloody mary assumed the throne and began the Inquisition against the protestants, murdering and torturing them for the Vatican. So your hypothesis is not only ignorant of history, it's quite the opposite of history. Which anyways the protestants deserved to destroy the catholic church for how evil it was throughout history, which has never changed, they just became secretive.
He had male relatives die with the same symptoms about the same age. His uncle, Prince Arthur, died of the same symptoms at age 16. His cousin, Henry Brandon, died at 15 with similarly. Only recently has genetic susceptibility to TB been proven by scientists. Familial studies, including twin studies, have shown TB infection phenotypes (mostly TST result, considered as a quantitative trait) to be highly heritable (more than 50%, as detailed in §2).
I have a good friend who works for a major US city’s health department, and unfortunately, TB is present in the urban center. I asked her how things were going, and she related, “I’ve got nurses you can’t GIVE TB to, and I’ve got others, they’re positive on their PPD the first time they go out.” This was despite my friend going out with them and knowing they were using their protective gear correctly. This makes me wonder if she was seeing genetic predisposition among her nurses.....
Wow! I'm not even sure what TB is. I know its I'm the lungs. I know they cough up blood. I know it was called consumption at one point. I thought it was sexually related and contagious. I would love someone to tell me what it actually is
It makes sense for genetic predisposition to be present in the TB bacteria. It's been recorded in the past that tuberculosis (or what they used to call consumption) would wipe out whole families sometimes. Which caused people to believe in the vampire legends. They believed that the first family member to die of the illness would could back from the dead and slowly feed on the life source of their family members until they were dead. With tuberculosis usually killing quite slowly. I always found it pretty intriguing that once one family member would get it, it would ravage through the rest of the family even if they were not around the sick person.
@@tanyaphilstrom7077 TB is a mycobacterium that is spread from person to person via coughing. It was called Consumption because of the way it consumed a person from the inside out. Normally, you would die from complete degeneration of the lungs, which become a bloody mess, hence the coughing of blood. That is known as Pulmonary TB. But TB can also spread to the bones and damage them the same way. Bernadette Soubirous died of Bone TB. These days the mycobacterium can be treated using a strong course of antibiotics, and once you are being treated, you cease to be infectious. Contact tracing also occurs, so that people that may have been infected can be tested and treated if necessary. As an aside, one of the symptoms of TB is a very pale complexion and a thin, wasted appearance. It is thought that the idea of the vampire may have resulted from this, given the prevalence of TB throughout history. Where you might have thought it was sexually transmitted is because for a long time, it was believed that if you caught Syphilis, which IS sexually transmitted, it would prevent you getting TB,
@@bwktlcn Like you said, TB is a transmittable lung disease. It is mostly spread by droplets through the air. They suffer for a long time if not treated
There is a chronic illness that is Non-Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary disease that may fit this theory. It is usually caused by frequent pulmonary infections as a child. These undiagnosed illnesses cause permanent lung damage and the inability to properly remove mucus from the lungs. It is called non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis. If Edward had this he would have had much difficulty living with TB or consumption.
Poor boy, he was so ill. I always think of him as a grown man but when you think about it, he was just a boy suffering all of this pain and stress that no child should suffer.
For anyone interested. There’s a really cool book titled “The Death of Kings”. It has all the kings and queens from a few Anglo Saxon kings up to George V, and what they died from. Now, granted, quite a few of the older kings, they weren’t sure, given medical science in medieval times, but they do try to with the information they have.
Actually, what came next in England, after the death of King Edward VI, was the reign of Queen Jane, even though she only reigned for just over a week.
That's correct. The fact that Edward was so close to Lady Jane Grey is pointed out that he chose her to succeed him. If it was purely to stop England falling back into Catholic hands, he could have chose Elizabeth I, his half sister and Heir according to the Will of his Father Henry VIII. But choosing Jane proved their close relationship and points very much towards the story of her "Coughing" him over his bed each morning and night.
@@tomcat4765 Her... what over his bed? I didn't think there was any indication Edward had any close relationship with Jane or chose her because of who she was as a person. Edward was young and under influence by his Council - which included Jane's father-in-law. That seems like a much better explanation to me.
@@monmothma3358 It is recorded that Edward grew up with Jane and she "coughed" each day over his bed. This was that he laid face down across his bed, she would slap his back to clear his lungs, to help him breathe. The fact that he grew up with Jane was most likely why he chose her for her Heir.
The reality was that the regency under the Duke of Northumberland were petrified with a catholic succession. And with good reason, a number were executed for high treason by Mary.
Edward was still under a regency when he named Jane his heir. The big influence then: John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland (bother of Edwards's Seymour uncles had been executed). Jane was in the succession order, after Henry's children and her mother. Jane did protest when she learned what had happened. Her parents and in-laws overruled her. From what I have read, Philip of Spain would not go to England unless he was certain that Mary was secure on her throne.
Edward wanted a legitimate, Protestant heir to continue his legacy. The young king was under the influence of his Seymour uncle who was Lady Jane's father-in-law. Many of Edward's relatives died young from consumption.
Can you imagine what those ignorant fools pumped into that poor kid in the name of medicine trying to keep him alive ?? He probably would have fared better as some farmer's son !! What a godawful way to go.
Think he took after his mother Jane Seymour, he must have missed her so much, sure she was there to welcome him into heaven, If things had been different he could have had a longer and healthier reign.He was just unlucky , time he lived in doctors didn't have the technology or medicine to help him. He would have been proud of his big sister Elizabeth the 1st .
Consumption was rife at that time. My mother was warned by her mother in law that it was still in their family and to watch any child very carefully. At primary school we had the X-ray buses come and all pupils had to be tested as TB was still rife in 1954. Even milk had to be boiled before we drunk it.
Wow! I didn't know about the possibility of scoliosis. As for the end of his short life...ugh, poor boy. I've seen a few full length documentaries that didn't give this much solid information. Well done! Those documentaries made him out to be condescending to his sister, Mary, and a sort of smug and difficult person overall. I wonder if that's accurate...🤔
Edward and Elizabeth were brought up as Protestants. Edward was determined that England should not be ruled by Rome. Mary was brought up as a devout Roman Catholic--and determined to return England that way.
Edward wanted very much for his sister Elizabeth to act as his successor. However, it was his first intention, to produce a male heir of his own …. The most desirable candidate was his first cousin, Mary Queen of Scott’s. Although they would need to wait at least 7 years before an heir could be established, the Scots refused the idea, and sent the tiny child queen to France where she would be protected from English attacks. It was unfortunate he could not recognise Elizabeth without first recognising Mary. Edward was fearful that if Mary were to inherit the crown, she would overturn all his good work and reimpose Catholicism. He bagan the “Devise for the Succession”, and through several iterations, felt he couldn’t exclude one sister proclaimed illegitimate by Parliament, without excluding the other. He also hoped to dispose of any female heirs at all. Edwards cousin Jane, fifth in line to the throne, and great granddaughter to Henry VII, would be his personal choice in the end. Jane would be proclaimed the young Kings successor to prevent Mary, a devout Catholic, from ever ruling England. John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, was Protector to King Edward VI. He persuaded the dying king to will his crown to Lady Jane Grey, who by coincidence just happened to be the Duke’s daughter-in-law. Before this, the Duke had already offered his daughter, Lady Jane Seymour to the King, in hopes of staying in favour long term. But Edward wanted a princess, a lady of vast possessions, and great beauty, and he never married. The king having never fully recovered of sickness died, leaving Lady Grey the crown. Nevertheless, after only 9 days, the country rose in favour of the direct and true royal line, and the Council proclaimed Mary Queen. Jane’s advisors were incompetent, and left her completely exposed. Lady Grey never wanted to be Queen, and asked if she could return to her home, back to her old life. Mary new Jane was little more than a puppet on a string, manipulated by an ambitious and ruthless father-in-law. Mary was relatively merciful in wishing to keep Jane alive. In fact, she agreed that Jane likely had not planned any act of treason, but maintained that she should be arrested and kept from becoming a public figure head. Janes father was partly responsible for her execution, as he was involved in attempted rebellion the “Wyatt rebellion”. The attempt of the rebellion would have removed Mary and her husband Phillip of Spain from the throne, and placed the crown on Elizabeth. Lady Grey, her father the Duke of Suffolk, and husband Guildford, were all executed for treason. Just turning 17, Lady Jane Grey died the 9th of February 1554. Her last words being “Lord Jesus, into thy hands I commend my spirit”.
That's so sad about how much this young king suffered. As terrible as his father's suffering was. It's a blessing that Henry hadn't lived to see it! What would he have been like?
Oh my, if Henry VIII had been healthier and seen his only son dying horribly........ it might have driven him stark staving mad. Especially if he heard rumors that stated, it was because of all the misery/deaths that he had caused in Scotland........ that this was the Lord’s way of retribution!!
He had a very tough life, and his reign was short. It’s too bad that he had so much suffering. I think Henry VIII would have been beside himself in anxiety and grief, to witness the level of suffering his son went through. Since Henry died while Edward was a young boy, it must have been a shock to Edward to have been crowned king at such a young age. Then, all the advisors around him (until he reached majority) had their own agenda, too. Almost impossible for a grown man to cope with, much less a young boy.
Ever since I first read about Edward's awful demise I have winced at the thought of the terrible suffering he endured , he did not even have a parent to comfort him . He is my favourite Tudor due to this . .
@a basketboy Well. Since you want to talk about numbers of the executed..... Henry VIII and Elizabeth I had thousands of people executed. It's believed Henry had at least seventy five thousand, ( of both Protestants AND Catholics, as well as many others for various reasons) and Elizabeth had at least two to three thousand Catholics tortured and executed.
A thoughtful and poignant video of a young man who could have been a great King. How difficult life was in his time without the medicines we have today.
Scoliosis could have also come through his great grandfather, Edward the 4th's family. It has been proven that Edward the 4's brother, Richard the 3rd had scoliosis.
Small px, meseales, poison, tb, he didn't stand a chance. Although doctors were known to give arsenic, to stimulate antigens in the immune system although this was not properly understood at the time. He must have been in terrible agony, awful
I have read many times Mark Twains book about a prince and a beggar, so I was glad to know some real facts of that prince. It was sad story, though, with all of pain and illnesses. Poor boy, he would have had a better life as a healthy beggar than born to palace and suffered so much.
@@tanyaphilstrom7077 No, being a Yorkist means you're a supporter of the Plantagenet Dynasty's sub-line called the House of York in opposition to the other sub-line that was the House of Lancaster; the former originally headed by Richard, Duke of York, while the other side, which was then ruling were descended from Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster (later Henry IV). In an over-simplified nutshell, since it's a fairly confusing and complex time in English history: from about the 1450ies to the late 1480ies the two lines were at variance with one another over which should rightfully rule over England, with both having a fairly good claim to the throne. However, the then reigning Henry VI was a weak and mentally unstable king who, periodically, was unable to rule at all making it possible for high ranking noblemen to take advantage of this. Effectively, they had booted out the Duke of York, even though he was the most powerful nobleman in England. He had been appointed protector of the realm by parliament during one of those times Henry was unable to rule, though, working loyally in the king's interest. But as soon as the king recovered, York was once more thwarted, eventually leading him to rebel (originally not against the king himself, but those around him, yet things quickly escalated). Richard, Duke of York died during this power struggle, but his oldest son Edward deposed of Henry VI and became Edward IV in 1461. For a short period in 1470/71, Henry VI was back on the throne while Edward and his youngest brother Richard had to flee into exile. Their third brother George, on the other hand, had thrown in his lot with the Lancastrians, joining his father-in-law, Richard, Earl of Warwick, also called 'the kingmaker', who had once supported Edward and his father before him. As said, confusing... - Anyway, this period is nowadays generally called 'the Wars of the Roses', since the Lancastrians used a red rose as their emblem and the Yorkists a white rose. In 1485, Henry Tudor (Henry VII) claiming the crown as a descendant (highly arguable, though) of the House of Lancaster, defeated Richard III (House of York) in the Battle of Bosworth, establishing a new dynasty - the Tudors; merging both roses (after marrying Elizabeth of York, oldest daughter of Edward IV and nice of Richard III) into one as what came to be known as the Tudor Rose. But to come back to your question, the titles Duke of York and Duke of Lancaster were only loosely tied to the geographic locations, and in the beginning, the City of York was staunchly Lancastrian. Later, however, they supported the House of York, mainly thanks to the fair treatment of them by Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard III) during his time as his brother's de-facto viceroy in the north. So no, being a Yorkist has little to nothing to do with York or Yorkshire. Sorry, for the lengthy answer, but I saw that there were some questions about this. I'm also a Yorkist, btw. P.S.: I guess by your comment that you're not English (neither am I, but anyway), but even today there's a lot of controversy, amongst history nerds and historians that is, about this time period. In that sense, I'm not only a Yorkist, but also a Ricardian, meaning a supporter of Richard III. I tried to be neutral writing this comment, but like others, I'm obviously biased. - That said, there isn't really anyone writing about this time period and Richard III in particular, who isn't. Yes, it's still this polarised over 500 years later!
I heartily agree with you! So young, so many expectations he had to live up to, so much he already had on his shoulders, so much loss, and so much suffering... - One almost starts to tear up thinking about it. I guess we often forget that once these were people like us, with the same ups and downs we experience today and not comic book characters from a cartoon called 'History'. But really, once you realise that, it makes the past so much more real.
I posted something in a comment above (before I just read yours) and I believe that it was a factor. Over the years, I’ve read about royals and ‘blue-blood’ females were often RH negative........ while the males are RH positive. Being a retired maternity nurse, I’ve given lots of RhoGam injections, that we thankfully have now.
…divorced, beheaded and survived! Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Paar who actually survived Henry VIII and lived on only to die as the pregnant wife of Thomas Seymour.
I'm related to the Tudors and in early 1700, my 7x Great Uncle Edmund, died of the same symptoms as Edward VI. He died at 16, so it would appear that this "Illness" was prevelant abound at this time.
@@tommyjohnson6410 The Tudors are different from Tudor England. The Tudors consisted of a royal bloodline, a family of royalty and nobility. Tudor England refers to a time period in which the Tudors ruled over England. Yes, there were black people living in Tudor England, but the Tudors were not black.
@@lilydewinters4729 I agree with you 💯 %, and especially about the royal bloodline. The part that you and 95% of all white people dont know is all the nobility,kings,and queens of Europe was all black up until the 1700s but the rich and elite white people know it because they have all the original pictures and paintings of black nobility hidden in there home and personal collection. After the bubonic plague killed off over 20 million black nobility around the 1300s the feudalism system that the black nobility had impose on the white peasants or slaves for over a thousand years was beginning to give way to capitalism as the peasant was able to buy land due to the death of millions of black nobility, and due to the fact of all those deaths of black nobility that is the real reason its called the black death, and because all the rulers of Europe was black from the fall of rome up until the 1700s that is the real reason its called the Dark ages. I know that is very hard to believe but its the truth
It sounds like he died from the same thing as Mary. I often think of everything that had to align for Elizabeth to become queen. I’m also 💯 convinced that Henry had sperm with damaged DNA
I thought so too, but Henry did produce Mary, Elizabeth I & Henry Fitzroy (his illegitimate son). I'd bet there were others. Still, he had a devil of a time didn't he?
There seems to have been trouble with his XY (male sperms) and with (I believe) all that intermarrying of close kin ....... didn’t help much either. I’ve read that many of the blue-blood females had RH negative blood types and the males had RH positive blood....... if that’s correct, no wonder so many of his offspring died. The females had either a healthy first child or a stillbirth/newborn death. Her RH negative blood when (pregnant) mixed with Henry’s RH positive blood, forming antibodies that would cause death of future fetuses and newborns. Only when she was pregnant with an RH negative child, did those antibodies not effect its blood. Thankfully now, there is a RhoGam injection that is given to all new moms after every miscarriage or when she gives birth to an RH positive baby.
thought so, too. he has almost all of her features, except for his strawberry blonde/red hair. i find it interesting that mary, elizabeth and edward all resembled their mothers in features, but inherited henry's coloring. glad to know that they didn't look much like him, to be honest.
Or the same artist painted royal portraits of that era. When I look at Henry VIII portraits and that of his wives and children, they all look alike. After all, they’re not photographs. The artist paints a little bit of themselves in each portrait.
@@joeyg448 yes I often wondered if they were really alike, I think in some paintings Elizabeth and Edward have Henry’s lips! Or is it just how the painter did lips?
@@kasie680 There’s a story that Hans Holbein the Younger painted Anne of Cleves in such a flattering way that Henry agreed to marry her based on the portrait. But the real Anne? Not so much. I guess she should be grateful she didn’t get her head chopped or burnt at the stake….? Holbein died in 1543 so perhaps didn’t do portraits of Edward as King but the story does illustrate the conflict a painter of the time would have struggled with. Do you portray Royals as they are or as they would like to be?
@@Elly3981 Henry VIII's line died with her. Henry VII's line continued through his daughter Margaret. He had been pretty obsessed with having sons too, though he had better luck than his own sons obviously.
@@whatsanenigma Yeah, but Henry VIII himself has no direct descendants. Even his bastard children didn't survive long enough to have children of their own. Interestingly enough, King Henry VIII's father was a better ruler, husband, and father than he ever was.
@@Elly3981 True! I just find it amazing how Henry VIII failed to continue the line even after all that mess - if his father knew that he would be devastated. But how would he feel knowing his line continued after all but through his daughter? Mixed feelings I am sure. If I am not mistaken, our present queen is descended from him - hundreds of years later his legacy still carries on and assuming the monarchy isn't dissolved it is set with sons and grandsons galore to keep it going far into the future. But this was through his daughter and several other queen regnants. I really do wonder how he'd feel about all that if he could come back and see, or if he had somehow known the future while he was still alive.
I don’t think we can rule out diabetes ( like the king ) as an undercurrent, running below the radar in addition to the comorbidity of those mentioned in this video. Poor soul.
A good book to understand a bit about the politics around the young king is CJ Sandson's Tombland (Shardlake Series) which covers some of the challenges faced in a still divided England
What a horrible way to die. All that Pain and suffering. At least he is at peace now. Wonder what kind of King he would have been & how different history’s outcome would have been
The last king of France was actually Louis Phillipe I who was forced to abdicate in 1848 -you fail to realize that the Bourbons,in the form of 2 younger brothers of Louis XVI came back to rule as Louis XIX and Charles X -after Napoleon's defeat.
@@kaloarepo288 They never really represented the will of the people After the revolution nothing came to resemble the monarchy as it had been with the end of the tragic couple decapitated and the neglect and death of the poor child Napoleon is best known as a military genius and general although the nobility survived it had no real weight in Europe and several countries did away with it completely The last king of France whom you mentions is famous for his relationship with la contessa di Castiglione, an eminent narcissist, known for her beauty and scandalous conduct, whom is credited for having convinced him to enter the war against Austria in order to favor the unification of Italy 😀
Well, it can honestly sum it to back to back illness. the doctors 🥼 screwed him over with their choices. if they didn’t touch him he would bounced back most likely long term issues or cough.
I think it would be interesting if you haven't already done so in another video to tell us what the postnatal omplications were regarding Jane Seymour's death.
He actually was very uncompromising in his beliefs, and I fear would have taken after his father while greatly outdistancing his half-sister Mary in terms of religious persecutions. Edward, Jane, the Dudleys and the Greys were all what would be considered "evangelicals" by today's standards, and they were very intolerant. Elizabeth, though no friend to the Irish either, and she certainly killed quite a number of them, would never have been as bad as Edward.
Update:Edward Vl's death actually have a movie of him coughing blood because the causes of tuberculosis is coughing blood.it was so scary that i have leave the video so sad respect for the king (edward Vl) death😢❤👑
What a terrible way to die, this very young king clearly suffered enormously, I cannot help but feel for him. I wonder if the judicial murders committed by Henry and his father had created a very negative vibe within the Court, which may have contributed to the ease of infection. Illness is a rather unpleasant process for the soul to pass through one of it's many initiations, even the common cold falls into such a category. Death, the spirit leaving the body that is borrowed from the planet, albeit indirectly, at last gave him some relief.
I know you mean well and that you're an optimist but sadly I feel obliged to tell you that there is No evidence whatsoever that a "spirit" resides in a human body and/or goes to "Heaven" after death.
@@dukadarodear2176 There may be 'no evidence' as far you are concerned but for me there are myriads of evidence. As an ex technician I understand the science of how the Universe works. Modern science recognizes itself that the material world is an illusion and that only energy exists. We are energy beings using the physical body as an interface with this reality. Consciousness has to interact with energy to produce physical reality which exists at many different frequencies, so many levels of reality. What people refer to as 'heaven' is a reality at a higher level.
I always was under the impression that Edward VI had congenital syphilis -the sins of the fathers thing!And is there a possibility he was poisoned by the catholics -they had the most to gain by his death?
Some of the symptoms he displayed sounded like he could have been poisoned. Poor young man to have suffered so much. Channel 7 is showing The Disappearance of that woman who stole millions of dollars Melissa somebody
@@gerdabourke359 The Machiavellian queen of France Catherine de Medici was an expert at poisons as were many other continental rulers and the Catholic factions in England would have not hesitated to use these methods to get rid of a Protestant ruler and install Mary Tudor(which they did)-she turned out to be a bloodthirsty ruler indeed!And then when the Protestant Elizabeth Tudor came to the throne the Pope issued a fatwa which urged English Catholics to assassinate her!
This boy was a spoiled boy and all the evil thing his father did and that’s why Henry didn’t have a son to rule England I believe in karma and that was Henry
@@donnanewmeyer7951 I think not. A British accent does not mean you confuse someone who makes sure a will is properly followed and someone who chops off heads, etc. Mine certainly doesn't!
👑The young man playing Edward in Becoming Elizabeth should get some acting award! He stole the show! Showing his vulnerability and the struggle of growing into his role! The kid actor smoked it! 👑
It's a pity there isn't goin to be a season 2 I was so annoyed
I love the Holbein portrait of him as a baby. There are many theories out there about his cause of death. One comes from Kyra Kramer. The atypical cystic fibrosis theory. Whatever the cause, he suffered greatly. 😢
It was literal agony for him, and he must have had some fight in him to have lasted as long as he did.
I honestly don't think I could have made it as long.
Kyra Kramer has very interesting things to say about the condition of Henry VIII being Kell positive and its possible effects.
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Yes I read about that too. Very interesting indeed.
Leticia Garcia there is no way he had Cystic Fibrosis sufferers are very thin and frail looking Edward was a chunk of a baby Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic condition that he would have to have the cf gene from each parent to be born and usually it shows up by age 2. Tuberculosis sounds logical unlike Cystic fibrosis which is nt something you can catch Tuberculosis is Doc Holliday likely got it from taking care of his mother who was stricken with it when he was a teen and his father abandoned her and he stayed to nurse her I can't remember when his symptoms surfaced as every Documentary on Doc I have seen is a bit diffrent his adopted brother also had it it was easily spread and ba ck then people werescared of it and so thats why his dentisty failed people did not want a dentist with tb or consumption back then working on and touching their mouths . Cystic fibrosis can be diagnosed lter than birth but its usually by 2 years of age when its visible
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I only commented as a theory. I myself think it was the sweating sickness or tuberculosis.
He suffered a great deal at the hands of physicians. Perhaps destiny had plans for Henry Viii being succeeded by his daughters and not son whom he so dearly wished for. Innocent Edward, may his soul rest in peace.
Tudor-era medicine makes 21st-century medicine look absolutely sterile.
By all accounts he was a religious zealot, even at his young age; maybe because of it.
@langdalepaul he was adamantly protestant in that the papacy was an apostate church. This was during the period the catholic Inquisition was ongoing and they were murdering and torturing whatever they labeled a heretic, ie anyone who would not submit to the Vatican, the apostate church. His views of the pope were very bad. Anyways when he died, queen Mary, aka bloody mary assumed the throne and began the Inquisition against the protestants, murdering and torturing them for the Vatican. So your hypothesis is not only ignorant of history, it's quite the opposite of history. Which anyways the protestants deserved to destroy the catholic church for how evil it was throughout history, which has never changed, they just became secretive.
Had he lived, his reign would most likely have been a very bloody one.
He had male relatives die with the same symptoms about the same age. His uncle, Prince Arthur, died of the same symptoms at age 16. His cousin, Henry Brandon, died at 15 with similarly. Only recently has genetic susceptibility to TB been proven by scientists. Familial studies, including twin studies, have shown TB infection phenotypes (mostly TST result, considered as a quantitative trait) to be highly heritable (more than 50%, as detailed in §2).
I have a good friend who works for a major US city’s health department, and unfortunately, TB is present in the urban center. I asked her how things were going, and she related, “I’ve got nurses you can’t GIVE TB to, and I’ve got others, they’re positive on their PPD the first time they go out.” This was despite my friend going out with them and knowing they were using their protective gear correctly. This makes me wonder if she was seeing genetic predisposition among her nurses.....
Wow! I'm not even sure what TB is. I know its I'm the lungs. I know they cough up blood. I know it was called consumption at one point. I thought it was sexually related and contagious. I would love someone to tell me what it actually is
It makes sense for genetic predisposition to be present in the TB bacteria. It's been recorded in the past that tuberculosis (or what they used to call consumption) would wipe out whole families sometimes. Which caused people to believe in the vampire legends. They believed that the first family member to die of the illness would could back from the dead and slowly feed on the life source of their family members until they were dead. With tuberculosis usually killing quite slowly. I always found it pretty intriguing that once one family member would get it, it would ravage through the rest of the family even if they were not around the sick person.
@@tanyaphilstrom7077 TB is a mycobacterium that is spread from person to person via coughing. It was called Consumption because of the way it consumed a person from the inside out. Normally, you would die from complete degeneration of the lungs, which become a bloody mess, hence the coughing of blood. That is known as Pulmonary TB. But TB can also spread to the bones and damage them the same way. Bernadette Soubirous died of Bone TB. These days the mycobacterium can be treated using a strong course of antibiotics, and once you are being treated, you cease to be infectious. Contact tracing also occurs, so that people that may have been infected can be tested and treated if necessary. As an aside, one of the symptoms of TB is a very pale complexion and a thin, wasted appearance. It is thought that the idea of the vampire may have resulted from this, given the prevalence of TB throughout history. Where you might have thought it was sexually transmitted is because for a long time, it was believed that if you caught Syphilis, which IS sexually transmitted, it would prevent you getting TB,
@@bwktlcn Like you said, TB is a transmittable lung disease. It is mostly spread by droplets through the air. They suffer for a long time if not treated
There is a chronic illness that is Non-Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary disease that may fit this theory. It is usually caused by frequent pulmonary infections as a child. These undiagnosed illnesses cause permanent lung damage and the inability to properly remove mucus from the lungs. It is called non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis. If Edward had this he would have had much difficulty living with TB or consumption.
Plus having measles, a touch of smallpox, and TB........ his young body just couldn’t handle everything..... all at once!!
Having measles suppresses the immune system for two years, so it isn't surprising that he was susceptible to all of those subsequent infections.
Poor boy, he was so ill. I always think of him as a grown man but when you think about it, he was just a boy suffering all of this pain and stress that no child should suffer.
For anyone interested. There’s a really cool book titled “The Death of Kings”. It has all the kings and queens from a few Anglo Saxon kings up to George V, and what they died from. Now, granted, quite a few of the older kings, they weren’t sure, given medical science in medieval times, but they do try to with the information they have.
Thank you
The Cronwell one ?
Thank you for this information. I'll look it up. Love reading, especially English history! ❤
George II died having a poo.
Charles I: neck pain
Actually, what came next in England, after the death of King Edward VI, was the reign of Queen Jane, even though she only reigned for just over a week.
That's correct. The fact that Edward was so close to Lady Jane Grey is pointed out that he chose her to succeed him. If it was purely to stop England falling back into Catholic hands, he could have chose Elizabeth I, his half sister and Heir according to the Will of his Father Henry VIII. But choosing Jane proved their close relationship and points very much towards the story of her "Coughing" him over his bed each morning and night.
@@tomcat4765 Elizabeth was not nearly the religious fanatic that Edward was.
@@tomcat4765 Her... what over his bed? I didn't think there was any indication Edward had any close relationship with Jane or chose her because of who she was as a person. Edward was young and under influence by his Council - which included Jane's father-in-law. That seems like a much better explanation to me.
@@monmothma3358 It is recorded that Edward grew up with Jane and she "coughed" each day over his bed. This was that he laid face down across his bed, she would slap his back to clear his lungs, to help him breathe. The fact that he grew up with Jane was most likely why he chose her for her Heir.
The reality was that the regency under the Duke of Northumberland were petrified with a catholic succession. And with good reason, a number were executed for high treason by Mary.
Imagine surviving all these terrible illnesses like Malaria and smallpox then to get clapped by a lung infection 😩🤧 I’d be sooooo PISSED!
By naming Lady Jane Grey... He unknowingly signed Her death warrant.
Edward was still under a regency when he named Jane his heir. The big influence then: John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland (bother of Edwards's Seymour uncles had been executed).
Jane was in the succession order, after Henry's children and her mother. Jane did protest when she learned what had happened. Her parents and in-laws overruled her.
From what I have read, Philip of Spain would not go to England unless he was certain that Mary was secure on her throne.
Edward wanted a legitimate, Protestant heir to continue his legacy. The young king was under the influence of his Seymour uncle who was Lady Jane's father-in-law. Many of Edward's relatives died young from consumption.
Can you imagine what those ignorant fools pumped into that poor kid in the name of medicine trying to keep him alive ?? He probably would have fared better as some farmer's son !! What a godawful way to go.
They had such little knowledge in those days, all that "blood letting" and other so called treatments.
He would have fared much better had he been born in our time. Tudor-era medicine makes modern medicine look quite sterile
Think he took after his mother Jane Seymour, he must have missed her so much, sure she was there to welcome him into heaven, If things had been different he could have had a longer and healthier reign.He was just unlucky , time he lived in doctors didn't have the technology or medicine to help him. He would have been proud of his big sister Elizabeth the 1st .
Yes I agree, Edward would be/ is very proud of his sis Elizabeth I.
Maybe Jane because she had nothing to do with persecution of the True Faith in England, but Edward, I highly doubt. Unless he was ignorant.
Henry Fitzroy, his older brother, had also died from consumption. (TB)
Consumption was rife at that time. My mother was warned by her mother in law that it was still in their family and to watch any child very carefully. At primary school we had the X-ray buses come and all pupils had to be tested as TB was still rife in 1954. Even milk had to be boiled before we drunk it.
Wow! I didn't know about the possibility of scoliosis. As for the end of his short life...ugh, poor boy.
I've seen a few full length documentaries that didn't give this much solid information. Well done! Those documentaries made him out to be condescending to his sister, Mary, and a sort of smug and difficult person overall. I wonder if that's accurate...🤔
Well… He was only 15 when he died.
Well he was a boy hitting his teenage years and probably had his own opinions
NOT IF HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP ROME AWAY.
He died from tuberculosis
Edward and Elizabeth were brought up as Protestants. Edward was determined that England should not be ruled by Rome.
Mary was brought up as a devout Roman Catholic--and determined to return England that way.
That poor kid. He suffered so much.
Edward wanted very much for his sister Elizabeth to act as his successor. However, it was his first intention, to produce a male heir of his own …. The most desirable candidate was his first cousin, Mary Queen of Scott’s. Although they would need to wait at least 7 years before an heir could be established, the Scots refused the idea, and sent the tiny child queen to France where she would be protected from English attacks. It was unfortunate he could not recognise Elizabeth without first recognising Mary. Edward was fearful that if Mary were to inherit the crown, she would overturn all his good work and reimpose Catholicism. He bagan the “Devise for the Succession”, and through several iterations, felt he couldn’t exclude one sister proclaimed illegitimate by Parliament, without excluding the other. He also hoped to dispose of any female heirs at all. Edwards cousin Jane, fifth in line to the throne, and great granddaughter to Henry VII, would be his personal choice in the end. Jane would be proclaimed the young Kings successor to prevent Mary, a devout Catholic, from ever ruling England. John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, was Protector to King Edward VI. He persuaded the dying king to will his crown to Lady Jane Grey, who by coincidence just happened to be the Duke’s daughter-in-law. Before this, the Duke had already offered his daughter, Lady Jane Seymour to the King, in hopes of staying in favour long term. But Edward wanted a princess, a lady of vast possessions, and great beauty, and he never married. The king having never fully recovered of sickness died, leaving Lady Grey the crown. Nevertheless, after only 9 days, the country rose in favour of the direct and true royal line, and the Council proclaimed Mary Queen. Jane’s advisors were incompetent, and left her completely exposed. Lady Grey never wanted to be Queen, and asked if she could return to her home, back to her old life. Mary new Jane was little more than a puppet on a string, manipulated by an ambitious and ruthless father-in-law. Mary was relatively merciful in wishing to keep Jane alive. In fact, she agreed that Jane likely had not planned any act of treason, but maintained that she should be arrested and kept from becoming a public figure head. Janes father was partly responsible for her execution, as he was involved in attempted rebellion the “Wyatt rebellion”. The attempt of the rebellion would have removed Mary and her husband Phillip of Spain from the throne, and placed the crown on Elizabeth. Lady Grey, her father the Duke of Suffolk, and husband Guildford, were all executed for treason. Just turning 17, Lady Jane Grey died the 9th of February 1554. Her last words being “Lord Jesus, into thy hands I commend my spirit”.
That's so sad about how much this young king suffered. As terrible as his father's suffering was. It's a blessing that Henry hadn't lived to see it! What would he have been like?
Oh my, if Henry VIII had been healthier and seen his only son dying horribly........ it might have driven him stark staving mad. Especially if he heard rumors that stated, it was because of all the misery/deaths that he had caused in Scotland........ that this was the Lord’s way of retribution!!
@@slcRN1971 he didn’t become king until after Henry died
so sad this young boy suffered.
He had a very tough life, and his reign was short. It’s too bad that he had so much suffering. I think Henry VIII would have been beside himself in anxiety and grief, to witness the level of suffering his son went through. Since Henry died while Edward was a young boy, it must have been a shock to Edward to have been crowned king at such a young age. Then, all the advisors around him (until he reached majority) had their own agenda, too. Almost impossible for a grown man to cope with, much less a young boy.
@@oreo12ification there have also been younger kings like Louis the 14th was king when he was four Edward was just one of the youngest kings
Ever since I first read about Edward's awful demise I have winced at the thought of the terrible suffering he endured , he did not even have a parent to comfort him . He is my favourite Tudor due to this . .
He was a despotic bastard responsible for ordering the deaths of tens of thousands.
@@alexbowman7582 , he was a child whom was influenced by evil regents.
@@alexbowman7582 I think you’re thinking of Henry VIII or Mary I.
@@theuniverseisme432 yes must have been drunk when I posted thanks.
@a basketboy
Well.
Since you want to talk about numbers of the executed.....
Henry VIII and Elizabeth I had thousands of people executed.
It's believed Henry had at least seventy five thousand, ( of both Protestants AND Catholics, as well as many others for various reasons) and Elizabeth had at least two to three thousand Catholics tortured and executed.
A thoughtful and poignant video of a young man who could have been a great King. How difficult life was in his time without the medicines we have today.
A great king or an even worse tyrant than his father.
He probably would have been a tyrant. He was already a bit of one with his stand on Protestantism.
Scoliosis could have also come through his great grandfather, Edward the 4th's family. It has been proven that Edward the 4's brother, Richard the 3rd had scoliosis.
That's true, plus princess Eugenie had it, though she was successfully treated at GOSH, when she was young.
Richard the 3rd was my first thought too when Scoliosis was mentioned.
Prince Andrew's daughter had it too
Lady Jane Grey was not his first cousin. She was the granddaughter of Henry VIII's sister, making her his first cousin once removed.
No she isn't actually j
Lady jane grey is henry 7th granddaughter from I believe Prince Mary and Charles of Southfolk
@@nataliestillwell5127 Lady Jane is Henry VII's great-grandaughter. Her mother was Francis Grey, daughter of Henry VIII's sister, Mary.
Excellent presentation! Thank you :)
A very sad ending for the young lad.
I really wanted a movie or a series on King Edward VI, like The White Queen, The White Princess, and The Spanish Princess.
Just give it some time! I'm sure they will make one eventually :) Lived those series as well! Esp "White Queen"!
Well, Starz is making a young Elizabeth, so I think Edward might appear in that.
Small px, meseales, poison, tb, he didn't stand a chance. Although doctors were known to give arsenic, to stimulate antigens in the immune system although this was not properly understood at the time. He must have been in terrible agony, awful
He died from tuberculosis
This is such an interesting story,i feel so sorry for him thank you
Edward: "Dad, how can I get women to like me?"
Henry: "Ah son, you need to be like your old man. Women lose their heads over me!"
😳..... 😆😆‼️
I have read many times Mark Twains book about a prince and a beggar, so I was glad to know some real facts of that prince. It was sad story, though, with all of pain and illnesses. Poor boy, he would have had a better life as a healthy beggar than born to palace and suffered so much.
I have read this book recently
Poor young man..so heart breaking
Poor,poor lad.And I am a Yorkist.But nobody deserves to suffer like that.I wonder what kind of a King he would've made.RIP Edward.
Hi Susan, what’s a Yorkist please? Are you referring to the war of the roses?
@@sammnew yeah, if so - a little late after! I myself would have been a Yorkist if I'd been alive back then! But that was what...600 yrs ago?
What are you talking about? Like you live in Yorkshire so your a yorkist? Would that make you a mortal enemy just cause?
@@tanyaphilstrom7077 No, being a Yorkist means you're a supporter of the Plantagenet Dynasty's sub-line called the House of York in opposition to the other sub-line that was the House of Lancaster; the former originally headed by Richard, Duke of York, while the other side, which was then ruling were descended from Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster (later Henry IV).
In an over-simplified nutshell, since it's a fairly confusing and complex time in English history: from about the 1450ies to the late 1480ies the two lines were at variance with one another over which should rightfully rule over England, with both having a fairly good claim to the throne. However, the then reigning Henry VI was a weak and mentally unstable king who, periodically, was unable to rule at all making it possible for high ranking noblemen to take advantage of this. Effectively, they had booted out the Duke of York, even though he was the most powerful nobleman in England. He had been appointed protector of the realm by parliament during one of those times Henry was unable to rule, though, working loyally in the king's interest. But as soon as the king recovered, York was once more thwarted, eventually leading him to rebel (originally not against the king himself, but those around him, yet things quickly escalated). Richard, Duke of York died during this power struggle, but his oldest son Edward deposed of Henry VI and became Edward IV in 1461. For a short period in 1470/71, Henry VI was back on the throne while Edward and his youngest brother Richard had to flee into exile. Their third brother George, on the other hand, had thrown in his lot with the Lancastrians, joining his father-in-law, Richard, Earl of Warwick, also called 'the kingmaker', who had once supported Edward and his father before him. As said, confusing... - Anyway, this period is nowadays generally called 'the Wars of the Roses', since the Lancastrians used a red rose as their emblem and the Yorkists a white rose. In 1485, Henry Tudor (Henry VII) claiming the crown as a descendant (highly arguable, though) of the House of Lancaster, defeated Richard III (House of York) in the Battle of Bosworth, establishing a new dynasty - the Tudors; merging both roses (after marrying Elizabeth of York, oldest daughter of Edward IV and nice of Richard III) into one as what came to be known as the Tudor Rose.
But to come back to your question, the titles Duke of York and Duke of Lancaster were only loosely tied to the geographic locations, and in the beginning, the City of York was staunchly Lancastrian. Later, however, they supported the House of York, mainly thanks to the fair treatment of them by Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard III) during his time as his brother's de-facto viceroy in the north. So no, being a Yorkist has little to nothing to do with York or Yorkshire.
Sorry, for the lengthy answer, but I saw that there were some questions about this. I'm also a Yorkist, btw.
P.S.: I guess by your comment that you're not English (neither am I, but anyway), but even today there's a lot of controversy, amongst history nerds and historians that is, about this time period. In that sense, I'm not only a Yorkist, but also a Ricardian, meaning a supporter of Richard III. I tried to be neutral writing this comment, but like others, I'm obviously biased. - That said, there isn't really anyone writing about this time period and Richard III in particular, who isn't. Yes, it's still this polarised over 500 years later!
I heartily agree with you! So young, so many expectations he had to live up to, so much he already had on his shoulders, so much loss, and so much suffering... - One almost starts to tear up thinking about it.
I guess we often forget that once these were people like us, with the same ups and downs we experience today and not comic book characters from a cartoon called 'History'. But really, once you realise that, it makes the past so much more real.
Oh boy not a good way to die. Poor young fella
The painting shown just before 6 minutes is not Catherine Parr, Edward's step-mum. It is Lady Jane Grey.
Thank you for the informative video.
Never knew much about Edward.
Poor child. Dying at such a young age! God have mercy upon his little soul!
Great narration and summary.
Excellent informative video - thank you.
I have RH O- blood and so does all my family. I have always wondered if it was blood 🩸 that caused one baby surviving all marriages.
I posted something in a comment above (before I just read yours) and I believe that it was a factor. Over the years, I’ve read about royals and ‘blue-blood’ females were often RH negative........ while the males are RH positive. Being a retired maternity nurse, I’ve given lots of RhoGam injections, that we thankfully have now.
"Henry's third wife gave him a son...:
Me: "Divorced, beheaded, and died..."
…divorced, beheaded and survived! Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Paar who actually survived Henry VIII and lived on only to die as the pregnant wife of Thomas Seymour.
Poor little boy.
I am just glad Elizabeth , Anne Boleyn's daughter ruled England for 45 . Justified Anne.
I'm related to the Tudors and in early 1700, my 7x Great Uncle Edmund, died of the same symptoms as Edward VI. He died at 16, so it would appear that this "Illness" was prevelant abound at this time.
They were black people
@@tommyjohnson6410 You sir, are a fool…
@@lilydewinters4729 That's mean to call someone a fool
@@tommyjohnson6410 The Tudors are different from Tudor England. The Tudors consisted of a royal bloodline, a family of royalty and nobility. Tudor England refers to a time period in which the Tudors ruled over England. Yes, there were black people living in Tudor England, but the Tudors were not black.
@@lilydewinters4729 I agree with you 💯 %, and especially about the royal bloodline. The part that you and 95% of all white people dont know is all the nobility,kings,and queens of Europe was all black up until the 1700s but the rich and elite white people know it because they have all the original pictures and paintings of black nobility hidden in there home and personal collection. After the bubonic plague killed off over 20 million black nobility around the 1300s the feudalism system that the black nobility had impose on the white peasants or slaves for over a thousand years was beginning to give way to capitalism as the peasant was able to buy land due to the death of millions of black nobility, and due to the fact of all those deaths of black nobility that is the real reason its called the black death, and because all the rulers of Europe was black from the fall of rome up until the 1700s that is the real reason its called the Dark ages. I know that is very hard to believe but its the truth
Edward looks magnificent in the first portrait and the portrait at 3:27.
Handsome little fella
Just like his dad.
@@Angie2343 Being compared to Henry VIII is not a great compliment.
@@sucrette69 No really, His Majesty was, despite his weight, rather handsome.
Henry the 8th was very handsome tall and powerful before he became obese.
@@Angie2343 I guess beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. 🙄
It must have been beyond miserable to have been deathly ill prior to some of today’s medical marvels. Not even palliative care. Poor young man.
It sounds like he died from the same thing as Mary. I often think of everything that had to align for Elizabeth to become queen. I’m also 💯 convinced that Henry had sperm with damaged DNA
I thought so too, but Henry did produce Mary, Elizabeth I & Henry Fitzroy (his illegitimate son). I'd bet there were others. Still, he had a devil of a time didn't he?
There seems to have been trouble with his XY (male sperms) and with (I believe) all that intermarrying of close kin ....... didn’t help much either. I’ve read that many of the blue-blood females had RH negative blood types and the males had RH positive blood....... if that’s correct, no wonder so many of his offspring died. The females had either a healthy first child or a stillbirth/newborn death. Her RH negative blood when (pregnant) mixed with Henry’s RH positive blood, forming antibodies that would cause death of future fetuses and newborns. Only when she was pregnant with an RH negative child, did those antibodies not effect its blood. Thankfully now, there is a RhoGam injection that is given to all new moms after every miscarriage or when she gives birth to an RH positive baby.
Mary may have had cancer, which is what killed her mother.
He died of a lung disease. Mary died of VERY likely Ovarian Cancer.
Mary died of uterine cancer. That's why she thought she was pregnant.
He looks so much like his mama...
thought so, too. he has almost all of her features, except for his strawberry blonde/red hair. i find it interesting that mary, elizabeth and edward all resembled their mothers in features, but inherited henry's coloring. glad to know that they didn't look much like him, to be honest.
I think he is just like Henry and Elizabeth
Or the same artist painted royal portraits of that era. When I look at Henry VIII portraits and that of his wives and children, they all look alike. After all, they’re not photographs. The artist paints a little bit of themselves in each portrait.
@@joeyg448 yes I often wondered if they were really alike,
I think in some paintings Elizabeth and Edward have Henry’s lips! Or is it just how the painter did lips?
@@kasie680 There’s a story that Hans Holbein the Younger painted Anne of Cleves in such a flattering way that Henry agreed to marry her based on the portrait. But the real Anne? Not so much. I guess she should be grateful she didn’t get her head chopped or burnt at the stake….?
Holbein died in 1543 so perhaps didn’t do portraits of Edward as King but the story does illustrate the conflict a painter of the time would have struggled with. Do you portray Royals as they are or as they would like to be?
How ironic that Edward wasn't the heir that Henry VIII dreamed of, but Elizabeth was.
Also ironic that Henry VII's line did continue, but through a daughter rather than his precious son. Wonder what he'd think about that.
@@whatsanenigma Yeah but Elizabeth never had any children of her own so Henry's line died with her.
@@Elly3981 Henry VIII's line died with her. Henry VII's line continued through his daughter Margaret. He had been pretty obsessed with having sons too, though he had better luck than his own sons obviously.
@@whatsanenigma Yeah, but Henry VIII himself has no direct descendants. Even his bastard children didn't survive long enough to have children of their own. Interestingly enough, King Henry VIII's father was a better ruler, husband, and father than he ever was.
@@Elly3981 True! I just find it amazing how Henry VIII failed to continue the line even after all that mess - if his father knew that he would be devastated. But how would he feel knowing his line continued after all but through his daughter? Mixed feelings I am sure. If I am not mistaken, our present queen is descended from him - hundreds of years later his legacy still carries on and assuming the monarchy isn't dissolved it is set with sons and grandsons galore to keep it going far into the future. But this was through his daughter and several other queen regnants. I really do wonder how he'd feel about all that if he could come back and see, or if he had somehow known the future while he was still alive.
This sounds like a very painful time. Given how much he had survived it is not surprising that his immunity was compromised.
It was a time when any infection could develope quickly and carry you off. I also wonder if it wasn't some sort of staff infection.
Casting a black man to play to role of King Edward VI is like casting a white boy to play the role of Mowgli in The Jungle Book. 👗👠👑💍
3:42 the way she pronounced executor 😭
Poor kid. Short life. But life back then was very unpredictable. With all his swelling, he was definitely septic.
the measles probably caused the deafness
And the eye problems.
I don’t think we can rule out diabetes ( like the king ) as an undercurrent, running below the radar in addition to the comorbidity of those mentioned in this video. Poor soul.
Edward lV died at a young age this is because he sufffered from tuberculosis Respect the king (edward lV) who died👑
A good book to understand a bit about the politics around the young king is CJ Sandson's Tombland (Shardlake Series) which covers some of the challenges faced in a still divided England
Because his mucus was green tells me he had pneumonia. Coughing up blood is tuberculosis.
There's no reason nit to have both.
What a horrible way to die. All that Pain and suffering. At least he is at peace now. Wonder what kind of King he would have been & how different history’s outcome would have been
At least he had opioids, hopefully he had some relief.
Why did you show pictures of Elizabeth and others when referring to Edward?
That was odd.
The son of the last king of France had a worst fate after the death of his parents
At least this boy was still considered a king and respected
The last king of France was actually Louis Phillipe I who was forced to abdicate in 1848 -you fail to realize that the Bourbons,in the form of 2 younger brothers of Louis XVI came back to rule as Louis XIX and Charles X -after Napoleon's defeat.
@@kaloarepo288
They never really represented the will of the people
After the revolution nothing came to resemble the monarchy as it had been with the end of the tragic couple decapitated and the neglect and death of the poor child
Napoleon is best known as a military genius and general
although the nobility survived it had no real weight in Europe and several countries did away with it completely
The last king of France whom you mentions is famous for his relationship with la contessa di Castiglione, an eminent narcissist, known for her beauty and scandalous conduct, whom is credited for having convinced him to enter the war against Austria in order to favor the unification of Italy
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Louis XV11
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Fly high you poor poor boy
Well, it can honestly sum it to back to back illness. the doctors 🥼 screwed him over with their choices. if they didn’t touch him he would bounced back most likely long term issues or cough.
Jane Grey's mother- Francis, was Edward's first cousin, her mother being Mary- Henry VIII's sister... Jane was his second cousin.
First cousin, once removed.
I think it would be interesting if you haven't already done so in another video to tell us what the postnatal omplications were regarding Jane Seymour's death.
"Childbed fever", she died of an infection that started in her uterus.
It was fairly common until Pasteur introduced handwashing.
Sounds like disseminated pulmonary TB.
Why an unmarked grave?
He was a king...
Either Henry VIII had masculine eyebrows or he had feminine, Roaring 20s ones. The artists needed to make up their minds.
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He was black so as long as they make him look other than black
Thank you
A Protestant fanatic- with his death Catholic Ireland dodged that particular bullet !
He actually was very uncompromising in his beliefs, and I fear would have taken after his father while greatly outdistancing his half-sister Mary in terms of religious persecutions. Edward, Jane, the Dudleys and the Greys were all what would be considered "evangelicals" by today's standards, and they were very intolerant. Elizabeth, though no friend to the Irish either, and she certainly killed quite a number of them, would never have been as bad as Edward.
Update:Edward Vl's death actually have a movie of him coughing blood because the causes of tuberculosis is coughing blood.it was so scary that i have leave the video so sad respect for the king (edward Vl) death😢❤👑
Nice story, using her British a cent. Yes, they do pronounce and spell words differently- while/whilst, executor, aluminum, center/centre, etc
I have to wonder where he contracted malaria because it's in warmer and tropical climates.
Back then it wasn’t limited to warmer, tropical climes. It was pretty much all over everywhere where there was standing water.
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But his mother, Jane Seymour, was a Catholic.
Henry made sure when he died he died a Catholic.
TB is contagious no one else got it?
By the sound of it he was also poisoned. Maybe not deliberately but more likely all the lotions and potions that were hoped to heal him.
I never noticed before how much Edward and Elizabeth I looked alike!
What a terrible way to die, this very young king clearly suffered enormously, I cannot help but feel for him. I wonder if the judicial murders committed by Henry and his father had created a very negative vibe within the Court, which may have contributed to the ease of infection. Illness is a rather unpleasant process for the soul to pass through one of it's many initiations, even the common cold falls into such a category. Death, the spirit leaving the body that is borrowed from the planet, albeit indirectly, at last gave him some relief.
I know you mean well and that you're an optimist but sadly I feel obliged to tell you that there is No evidence whatsoever that a "spirit" resides in a human body and/or goes to "Heaven" after death.
@@dukadarodear2176 There may be 'no evidence' as far you are concerned but for me there are myriads of evidence. As an ex technician I understand the science of how the Universe works. Modern science recognizes itself that the material world is an illusion and that only energy exists. We are energy beings using the physical body as an interface with this reality. Consciousness has to interact with energy to produce physical reality which exists at many different frequencies, so many levels of reality. What people refer to as 'heaven' is a reality at a higher level.
I’m sure he was being poisoned
Sounds like arsenic poisoning to me.
I always was under the impression that Edward VI had congenital syphilis -the sins of the fathers thing!And is there a possibility he was poisoned by the catholics -they had the most to gain by his death?
Some of the symptoms he displayed sounded like he could have been poisoned. Poor young man to have suffered so much. Channel 7 is showing The Disappearance of that woman who stole millions of dollars Melissa somebody
@@gerdabourke359 The Machiavellian queen of France Catherine de Medici was an expert at poisons as were many other continental rulers and the Catholic factions in England would have not hesitated to use these methods to get rid of a Protestant ruler and install Mary Tudor(which they did)-she turned out to be a bloodthirsty ruler indeed!And then when the Protestant Elizabeth Tudor came to the throne the Pope issued a fatwa which urged English Catholics to assassinate her!
No
@@kaloarepo288 wth is this rubbish
I think he was helped along
How old was he at death?
14 years old.
He was 15, close to 16 when he died
Try 55. I'm amazed he lived that long.
The random paintings displayed don’t seem to match the narrative
This boy was a spoiled boy and all the evil thing his father did and that’s why Henry didn’t have a son to rule England I believe in karma and that was Henry
The greatest King ever!
Oh for antibiotics back then things could have been so much different
Black mucous? Some kind of fungal infection, perhaps?
Blood from TB. It's only red if it's fresh.
Was he secretly poisoned...,
What a shame . Your frequent use of the word : incredibly, makes it hard to take your narrative seriously.
Mary was sadistic and cruel!
Elizabeth and Edward* stop with the Protestant nonsense. The People were Catholic.
@@dwightschrute900 doesn't change truth to her comment, all of those royals were murderous then like it or not
@@dwightschrute900 All three were Nutjobs but Mary was the worst; she practically sold England to the Habsburgs.
@@savagedarksider5934 And Edward + Elizabeth sold out their nations faith for a fake one. Mary had the right idea for restoring Englands Faith.
@@dwightschrute900 More like the other way around;Mary sold England out to the Habsburgs.
Very odd images 😅
ElizAbethan collars not just for pets
Pleurisy? TB or Lymphoma..
So what do you think he died of?
I thought we would hear the REAL cause?
slovenly, emboldened calligraphy.
It's 'exECutors'
It's her British accent
@@donnanewmeyer7951 I think not. A British accent does not mean you confuse someone who makes sure a will is properly followed and someone who chops off heads, etc. Mine certainly doesn't!
Radioactive poisoning?
Tuberculosis, complicated by medical care.