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Edward VI, Mary I and the fight for England’s soul

Edward VI, Mary I and the fight for England’s soul

With Henry VIII dead, what would become of England’s Reformation?

Charlotte Vosper

Published: November 9, 2026 at 10:34 AM

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With Henry VIII dead, what would become of England’s Reformation? As Diarmaid MacCulloch explains in the third episode of this series of The Full Story, the pendulum of religious policy swung violently between the reigns of Edward VI and Mary I. Speaking to Charlotte Vosper, Diarmaid reveals how the Tudor siblings each fought to install their own belief system, and the disastrously violent consequences that followed

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Charlotte VosperContent producer

Charlotte Vosper is a content producer at HistoryExtra