Edwards Character Flashcards
What sports was Edward interested in?
hunting
rackets
archery
horse riding
Was he interested in war and chivalry?
Yes
Give an example of an event where he wasn’t serious/ was childlike?
When he met the Spanish Representative Marshall St Andre who gave him the Order of St Micheal
How did Edward approach education?
How many languages did he know?
What would he spend hours doing?
Devote to education
Knew 6 languages
Spent hours reading Roman and Greek Texts
Who were his main teachers?
What were their beliefs?
John Cheke and Richard Cox
Humanist and Protestant
Where did he go to school?
How many boys went?
exculsive school with 14 boys created for King
Who was his best friend?
Fitzpatrick
What role did Pitzpatrick get when Henry became King?
Royal Whipping Boy
What was the name of his diary?
Chronicle
At what ages did he write the Chronicle ?
How was the Chronicle written?
12-15
Impersonal and factual
Name some of his personal servants and their numbers
3 physicans
6 surgeons
3 courtpainters
only 5 musicians bc he didn’t like music
How was Edward highly protected?
Not allowed to joust
3 gentlemen and 5 grooms were always with him- one in bedchamber as night
walls of his apartment washed 3x a day
