buckybitchinbarnes:THIS DAY IN HISTORY: October 15th, 1537- Edward VI is christened in the Chapel R
buckybitchinbarnes:THIS DAY IN HISTORY: October 15th, 1537- Edward VI is christened in the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court, three days after his birth.The day started with a procession from the Queen’s apartments to the chapel where Archbishop Thomas Cranmer performed the baptismal rites in front of three to four hundred people. Edward’s half-sister Mary stood as godmother while his other half-sister, the 4 year old Elizabeth, bore the chrism cloth, helped by Edward’s uncle, Edward Seymour. Thomas Howard, the Duke of Norfolk, Charles Brandon, the Duke of Suffolk, and Archbishop Cranmer stood as godfathers.The little prince was named Edward because he was born on St Edward’s Eve and also to commemorate his great-grandfather, king Edward IV. -- source link
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