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.
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.