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.
Discussion Forums. |. Search. EDWARD VI, King of England and Ireland, born at Greenwich on the 12th of October 1537, was the only child of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, who died of puerperal fever twelve days later.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period which included the reign of King Edward VII (1901â1910). The Edwardian era usually includes some years before and after his reign, up to the First World War. King Edward VII was very different from Queen Victoria. Victoria had become almost a recluse after her husband died, but Edward was an important leader.