Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

King Edward VI NPG D24808

© National Portrait Gallery, London

possibly by William Faithorne

The only son of Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour, Edward succeeded his father in 1547 aged nine. Scholarly and firmly Protestant, he ruled during his minority with the help of a council, but was dominated by the policies of his two Protestant Protectors, first Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and then John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland. The latter induced Edward to will the crown to Lady Jane Grey, in order to ensure the Protestant succession. Edward died... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.