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 Edwardian Period. By: Alyssa Wallace. The Edwardian Period was the time in the United Kingdom with the reign of King Edward VII from 1901-1914. This period was marked with occurence such as the Titanic and the start of WW1. Durung this era the society, arts, and science were all evolving.It was an era when social differences disperced and customs, and expectations of society came together.