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Kingship and Politics in the Reign of Edward VI - Reviews - Book Review
Contemporary Review, Sept, 2002
Kingship and Politics in the Reign of Edward VI. Stephen Alford. Cambridge University Press. [pounds sterling]40.00. 233 pages. ISBN 0-521-66055-6. The reign of the boy-king, Edward VI, has come under close examination in recent years. Much of this has concentrated on his religious policies whereas this study examines the political and constitutional relationships within which the 'reformation' took place.
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Edward's reign was not just important for the destruction of our ancient churches and their liturgies but because it set the stage for Elizabeth I's reign. Those who served Elizabeth I had begun their schooling in government under her half-brother. Dr Alford has given us some fascinating new insights into this period. He has adopted a different approach and has avoided the 'high political narrative' of previous histories. His concern is more with the conceptual and practical expression of Edward VI's kingship, the commitment of the men governing in the King's name' and the importance of an unmarried soverei gn. Edward emerges not as the shuttlecock in a game of rival courtiers but as a King in his own right. Without Edward's reign one would not have had the stability that marked Elizabeth I's. Edward VI defined the monarchy Elizabeth I inherited, that is of a Crown whose power was shared with the Council and Parliament.
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