History of the English line of succession of succession was governed by the Third Succession Act: Upon Henry's death, the throne passed to Henry's son, who became Edward VI. On the day of Edward VI's death, 6 July 1553, the line of succession to the English throne was as follows according to the will of Henry VIII, which excluded the descendants of his elder sister, Margaret, Queen of Scotland (note: Henry VIII's will was signed with a dry stamp rather than his hand, a technicality that eventually allowed the Stuarts to succeed): Edward VI left a Device for the Succession, in an attempt to remove the peculiarity
The King Edward VI School, Morpeth The King Edward VI School, Morpeth King Edward VI School, Morpeth is a voluntary controlled academy school located in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. It was established by a royal charter as Morpeth Grammar School and later as King Edward VI Grammar School. The school became a comprehensive school in the 1970s and became an academy in December 2011. It is locally known as "KEVI" or simply "King Edward's". In 2011, the school became part of The 3 Rivers Learning Trust. The refoundation of the school, in 1552, 1952 is frequently associated with William Turner (c. 1508–1568), nonconformist divine. He is known