Edward VI akafa musi wa 6 Chikunguru 1553, aine makore gumi nemashanu. Chido chake chakaregeredza Mutemo weCrown Succession Act 1543, wakadzinga Mary naElizabeth kubva mukutsiva, uye pachinzvimbo akazivisa semugari wenhaka yake Lady Jane Grey, muzukuru wehanzvadzi yaHenry VIII mudiki, Mary. Jane akanzi mambokadzi nePrivy Council, asi rutsigiro rwake rwakakurumidza kuputsika, uye akabviswa mushure memazuva mapfumbamwe.
6 July 1553