The British Josiah: Edward VI-- the most Godly king of England Paperback – January 1, 2001

what an excellent fun read. one just wonders how things would've transpired had this noble young king lived . . . . .

This book, written about a young British King whose intelligence, education and personal piety are incredible, gives the reader a glimpse into the oppressive conditions people endured in the 1500’s — and demonstrates the great need for the Reformation that was occurring then. A Reformation this King supported and for which he made contributions.Although this inspiring young King’s reign was short (he died at fifteen years of age), not only did he effectively support the Reformation, just before he died, he implemented processes to care for Britain’s poor. And yet, despite his incredible and heroic accomplishments, especially considering his age and short-term reign, most of this information has been hidden until this book was published in 2001. This book should be reprinted and widely distributed!

Such a good book about a little-known Protestant King of England. Not sure why King Edward VI isn't more widely known, except that I suspect the Catholics have suppressed that kind of information. This biography was written by another Christian, too, and has a good,solid Protestant style. Romans 10:9-13

Chronicles 34:1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 34:2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.34:3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten imagesWhat is an apt comparison between Josiah and Edward VI is both started their rules at a young age and both sought to do God's will. Whatever you may think of Henry VIII, Amon- Josiah's Father was in more rebellion to God. How and where Josiah got his Godly training may be a bit of a mystery. While Henry VIII may have separated from the Roman Catholic Church out of political and personal expediency, he did make provisions that his son was well trained in the word of God. The British Josiah gives details of the education of Edward VII and the 28 men council to rein England while the King was the age of minority. Edward VI began his reign just the year after Tyndale was executed for translating and marketing the English translation of the Bible, yet English translations were legal during Edward VI reign. The Council, his advisors and Educators were much more in attuned to the ideals of the Reformation then Henry VII ever was. Edward VI lived 1537 to 1553. John Calvin (1509-1564) wrote in a letter to Farell: "Most truly do you say that the land has been deprived of an incomparable treasure." This book the British Josiah makes that argument. Judah's Josiah was a complete treasure, because he had ruled way into maturity.This work is 202 pages long and 102 pages of it is a biography of Edward VI. The last 50 pages of the work are the writings of Edward VI which is against the Roman Catholic Church and the concept of the Pope as Peter's heir to rule Christians. He attacks the theological foundations of such a concept. Twenty-four pages of this work is about Lady Jane Gray, Mary, Elizabeth, and James the first. This work is antagonistic against Mary and very fond of Elizabeth. While she did not execute those who did not follow the state line of Religion, the state church was not near the ideas of the Reformation. The Queen was not a friend to those who were more closely aligned to the ideas of Edward VI and The Reformation.

This book tells the story of a young king who embraces the teachings of the Bible and how God worked in his life to help change a whole country. He was instrumental in removing idolatry from his country. It is amazing to read his own treatise against the Catholic Church and to know that he was only 12 years old when he wrote it! Amazing! I learned many things from this book.

I've been doing extensive research on the Protestant reformation for years, and this book disappointed me. In my opinion, it's more of a religious tract in nature than a solid historical resource. My apologies to the writer.

Never before has the life of one of England most devout Christian kings been described in such detail and never have his writings been bound together with his biography in this way.

A good read, very instructional. Learned a lot by reading this book.