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1553

Edward VI Dies of Tuberculosis

1553

The fifteen-year-old Protestant king of England died at Greenwich after months of coughing blood. On his deathbed he had been persuaded to name his cousin Lady Jane Grey as his heir, bypassing his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth. Jane would reign for nine days before Mary's supporters ended the attempted coup.

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Before and after in Europe

Before: 1552: First Greek Orthodox Printing at Venice
After: July 25, 1554: Mary I Marries Philip of Spain

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1551: Spanish Galleon Trade Deepens
After: July 25, 1554: Mary I Marries Philip of Spain

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Edward VI