Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI dead was established in New Street, Birmingham. As part of the religious settlement of King Henry VIII laws were enacted suppressing all monasteries and chantries. In the case of chantries, little had occurred since the 1545 Act and when King Edward VI came to the throne in 1547, new legislation to close chantries was soon enacted. Part of the process of suppressing chantries involved holding an inquiry into their property and assets. The New Street chantry was abolished in common with thousands of others, although the people of Birmingham were told that the assets would not be seized by the
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