Edward VI, born on 12 October 1537, was Henry VIII’s first surviving legitimate son who became heir to the throne.

The title is historically held by the eldest son of the reigning British monarch. Here's a guide to all the Duke of Cornwalls in history, from Henry Tudor through Prince William.

Henry VII was succeeded by his son, Henry VIII, and then by his grandchildren, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. The Tudors ruled from 1485 to 1603.

Henry VIII's 'secret' son was sent to be born in the quaint Essex village of Blackmore. The notorious king is well-known for his six wives, categorised by their fates - divorced, beheaded, died and ...

Queen Mary was so distraught when her son Edward VIII gave up the throne to marry Wallis Simpson she only spoke to him two more times.

His reign, so far, has been quiet, dutiful, and low‑profile – quite unlike the conspicuous drama surrounding Edward VIII’s abdication and departure to a more gilded, yet detached, existence.

A 70-year-old Swiss-Frenchman claims his father was the illegitimate child of Edward, Prince of Wales - later Edward VIII - and a Parisian seamstress.

Henry Fitzroy Despite rumours of the king have several illegitimate children, Henry VIII only acknowledged one son. Born on June 15, 1519, Henry Fitzroy become the first Duke of Richmond and Somerset.

Screenshots from a viral TikTok video showing the inside of Gainsborough Old Hall, one of the "best preserved" medieval kitchens in England, where meals for King Henry VIII were prepared ...

Find out if Wallis Simpson, who Queen Elizabeth II's uncle Edward VIII abdicated the throne for, left him at his deathbed for another man.