Amen.
Sic semper tyrannus. King is a word that is hateful to the ears of any free man. Read Common Sense.
He was a stooge who fronted for his manipulators. Whether or not you approve of their manipulations depends on your viewpoint.
As Wikipedia briefly sums it up, “During Edward’s reign, the realm was governed by a Regency Council, because he never reached his majority. The Council was first led by his uncle Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, (15471549), and then by John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick, from 1551 Duke of Northumberland.”
There’s a pretty good summary of all the cheating and wheeling and dealing under the bio of the Earl of Somerset:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Seymour,_1st_Duke_of_Somerset
The murder of Edward’s successor Charles I was the direct consequence of the Protestantism Edward’s handlers installed in his name.
He would have made a great Catholic ;)