Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1537-10-12
Death Date: 1553-07-06

Notes

Acceded to Crown in minority; Edward Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset, acted as Protector of the Realm 12 March 1456/7--14 Oct. 1549

Primary Title

Prince of England
King of England

Titles

  • Prince of England
    Assumed 1537-10-12
    Vacated 1546/7-01-21
  • King of England
    Assumed 1546/7-01-21 (date acceded as Edward VI; crowned 20 Feb. 1546/7)
    Vacated 1553-07-06

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1546-1547 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire King's Bearward
Performance 1547-1547 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Bearward
Performance 1547-1548 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Bearward
Performance 1547-1547 The Marsh, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire King's Bearward
Performance 1551-1552 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Bearward
Performance 1547-1548 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire King's Entertainers
Performance 1549-1550 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire King's Entertainers
Performance 1552-1553 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire King's Entertainers
Performance 1547-1548 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon King's Fiddler
Performance 1546-1547 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire King's Interluders
Performance 1547-1548 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire King's Interluders
Performance 1548-1549 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire King's Interluders
Performance 1547-1547 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Jester
Performance 1547-1548 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Jester
Performance 1547-1548 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon King's Jester
Performance 1548-1549 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire King's Jester
Performance 1548-1549 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire King's Jester
Performance 1549-1550 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Jester
Performance 1552-1553 Guildhall (2), Barnstaple , Devon King's Jester
Performance 1552-1553 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire King's Jester
Performance 1552-1553 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire King's Jester
Performance 1548-1548 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Jesters
Performance 1550-1551 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire King's Jesters
Performance 1553-1554 Hereford (Unknown), Hereford , Herefordshire King's Minstrel/s
Performance 1548-1549 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon King's Minstrels
Performance 1549-1550 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Minstrels
Performance 1550-1551 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent King's Minstrels
Performance 1550-1551 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent King's Minstrels
Performance 1550-1550 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Minstrels
Performance 1550-1551 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire King's Minstrels
Performance 1551-1552 Town Hall, Bridgnorth , Shropshire King's Minstrels
Performance 1551-1552 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent King's Minstrels
Performance 1551-1551 Dartmouth (Unknown), Dartmouth , Devon King's Minstrels
Performance 1552-1552 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent King's Minstrels
Performance 1552-1552 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Minstrels
Performance 1551-1552 Town Hall, Lewes , Sussex King's Musician
Performance 1547-1548 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire King's Players
Performance 1547-1548 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Players
Performance 1547-1548 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent King's Players
Performance 1548-1549 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent King's Players
Performance 1548-1548 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Players
Performance 1548-1548 King's College, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire King's Players
Performance 1548-1548 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk King's Players
Performance 1550-1551 Town Hall, Grimsby , Lincolnshire King's Players
Performance 1550-1551 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent King's Players
Performance 1550-1550 Richard Brasy's House, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire King's Players
Performance 1550-1551 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent King's Players
Dismissal 1550-1550 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk King's Players
Performance 1550-1551 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent King's Players
Performance 1550-1551 St Olaf's Church, Poughill , Cornwall King's Players
Performance 1550-1550 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Players
Performance 1552-1553 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent King's Players
Performance 1552-1553 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent King's Players
Performance 1553-1554 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent King's Players
Performance 1553-1553 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex King's Players
Performance 1553-1553 Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis , Dorset King's Players
Performance 1548-1549 Bridgwater (Unknown), Bridgwater , Somerset King's Trumpeter
Performance 1543-1544 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Prince's Bearward
Performance 1543-1544 Mr Alsap's Tavern, Ludlow , Shropshire Prince's Bearward
Performance 1543-1543 The Marsh, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Prince's Bearward
Performance 1544-1545 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Prince's Bearward
Performance 1544-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Prince's Bearward
Performance 1544-1544 Folkestone (Unknown), Folkestone , Kent Prince's Bearward
Performance 1544-1544 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Prince's Bearwards
Performance 1544-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Prince's Entertainers
Performance 1540-1541 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Prince's Interluders
Performance 1543-1544 Council House, Chichester , Sussex Prince's Juggler/s
Performance 1537-1538 Guildhall, Bodmin , Cornwall Prince's Minstrels
Performance 1537-1538 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire Prince's Minstrels
Performance 1538-1539 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Prince's Minstrels
Performance 1540-1541 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Prince's Minstrels
Performance 1541-1542 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Prince's Minstrels
Performance Regulations 1544-1544 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Prince's Minstrels
Performance 1544-1545 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Prince's Minstrels
Performance 1545-1545 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Prince's Minstrels
Performance 1539-1540 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Prince's Performers
Performance 1544-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Prince's Performers
Performance 1537-1538 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Prince's Players
Performance 1537-1538 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Prince's Players
Performance 1537-1538 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Prince's Players
Performance 1538-1538 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1538-1538 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Prince's Players
Performance 1538-1538 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Prince's Players
Performance 1538-1539 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Prince's Players
Performance 1538-1539 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Prince's Players
Performance 1539-1539 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1539-1540 Drapers' Hall, London , London (city-county) Prince's Players
Performance 1539-1540 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Prince's Players
Performance 1539-1540 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1539-1540 Guildhall, Sandwich , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1540-1540 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Prince's Players
Performance 1540-1541 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1540-1540 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Prince's Players
Performance 1540-1541 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1540-1541 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1540-1540 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Prince's Players
Performance 1540-1541 Mr Alsap's Tavern, Ludlow , Shropshire Prince's Players
Performance 1540-1541 St Laurence's Church, Ludlow , Shropshire Prince's Players
Performance 1541-1541 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1541-1541 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Prince's Players
Performance 1541-1541 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Prince's Players
Performance 1541-1541 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Prince's Players
Performance 1541-1542 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Prince's Players
Performance 1542-1542 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Prince's Players
Performance 1542-1543 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1542-1543 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1542-1542 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Prince's Players
Performance 1543-1544 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1543-1544 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1543-1544 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Prince's Players
Dismissal 1543-1543 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Prince's Players
Performance 1544-1544 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Prince's Players
Performance 1544-1545 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1544-1545 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1544-1544 Chequers Inn, Folkestone , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1544-1544 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Prince's Players
Performance 1544-1545 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1544-1545 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Prince's Players
Performance 1544-1545 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1544-1545 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Prince's Players
Performance 1545-1546 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1545-1545 Mr Castleton's Place, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Prince's Players
Performance 1545-1545 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Prince's Players
Performance 1546-1546 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Prince's Players
Performance 1546-1547 Chequer of Hope Inn, Canterbury , Kent Prince's Players
Performance 1546-1546 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Prince's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
King's Bearward Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Performing Animals 5
King's Entertainers Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Entertainers/Minstrels 3
King's Fiddler Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Musicians 1
King's Interluders Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Players 3
King's Jester Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Entertainers/Minstrels 9
King's Jesters Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
King's Minstrel/s Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
King's Minstrels Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Entertainers/Minstrels 11
King's Musician Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Musicians 1
King's Players Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Players 20
King's Trumpeter Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Musicians 1
Prince's Bearward Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Performing Animals 6
Prince's Bearwards Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Performing Animals 1
Prince's Entertainers Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Prince's Interluders Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Players 1
Prince's Juggler/s Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Acrobats/Physical Feats 1
Prince's Minstrels Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Entertainers/Minstrels 8
Prince's Performers Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Prince's Players Tudor, Edward (1537 - 1553) Players 49

Bibliographic Sources

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)