Historical Fun Facts for October 12th
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY FACTS for OCTOBER 12th On This Day In History in 1537 King Edward VI of England was born. Edward VI was the son of Henry-The-Eight-All-The-Pies and Jane-Three-Of-Six-Seymour. He was crowned King of England at the age of nine-years-old, and died when he was 15-years-old. As such, he never reached the age of majority and the kingdom was ruled by a Regency Council. After he became ill, he wrote a will stating he wanted his cousin Lady Jane Grey, the Nine-Day Queen, to succeed him. However, this didn't work out well for Lady Jane, as Mary took the crown and had her executed. Off with her head. Fun Fact About Edward VI: He was replaced by a pauper called Tom Canty. ALSO ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY On This Day In History in 1492, Christopher Columbus and his famous expedition made landfall in the Caribbean. And immediately came face to face with Johnny Depp. Oh, the horror. On This Day in ...