Edward VI of England Edward VI of England Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, and England's first monarch to be raised as a Protestant. During his reign, the realm was governed by a regency council because he never reached his majority. The council was first led by his uncle Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1547–1549), and then by John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick (1550–1553), from
King Edward VI Academy Edward VI Academy. The school is now sponsored by the David Ross Education Trust. The long standing Spilsby Grammar School Foundation charitable trust continues to fund elements of the school's annual costs including certain capital costs. A new foundation charter had been agreed with the Charity Commission in 1990 and assets including several valuable parcels of local land were realised to bolster the foundation's cash assets. Specific interests of the trust are: In September 2005 the school achieved specialist school status as a Humanities College and renamed yet again, this time to King Edward VI Humanities College. The additional funding