Keywords: Edward VI's 'devise for the succession' complete.jpg Edward VI's devise for the succession 1553 written in his own hand Inner Temple Petyt MS 538 vol 47 fo 317 In this document Edward bypassed the claims to the throne of his half-sisters Mary and Elizabeth in favour of Lady Jane Dudley née Grey In the fourth line Edward has changed L Janes heires masles to L Jane and her heires masles http //allthingsrobertdudley wordpress com/category/edward-vi/ matching the lower-res version published in Jennifer Loach Edward VI New Haven Yale University Press 1999 ISBN 0300079923 December 1552 to May 1553 Historians don't agree on exact timing Edward VI of England thumb 150x150px Cropped PD-old Edward VI of England |