Legal Definition of distress. 1  1 : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized; specifically : seizure by a landlord of a tenant's property to obtain satisfaction of arrearages in rent Editor's note: Distress is regulated by statute where available.
Edward VI (12 October 1537 â 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch raised as a Protestant.
The Tudor Monarchs of England were: King Henry VII - reigned 24th August 1485 to 21st April 1509. King Henry VIII - son of Henry VII - reigned 21st April 1509 to 28th January 1547. King Edward VI - son of Henry VIII - reigned 28th January 1547 to 6th July 1553.