Cultural depictions of Edward VI of England

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Edward VI of England has been depicted in popular culture a number of times.

[edit] Literature

Edward VI is a central character in Mark Twain's novel The Prince and the Pauper, in which the young king and a pauper boy accidentally exchange places.

[edit] Film

Edward has been played on film by the following actors, mainly in versions of The Prince and the Pauper:

  • Marguerite Clark in The Prince and the Pauper (1915)
  • Tibi Lubinsky in the Austrian silent film Prinz und Bettelknabe (1920), a version of The Prince and the Pauper
  • Forbes Dawson in the British silent film Lady Jane Grey; Or, The Court of Intrigue (1923)
  • Desmond Tester in Tudor Rose (1936), about Lady Jane Grey
  • Bobby Mauch in The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
  • Mariya Barabanova in Prints i nishchiy (1943), a Russian adaptation of The Prince and the Pauper
  • Rex Thompson in Young Bess (1953), about the early life of Elizabeth I, and The Prince and the Pauper (1957)
  • Kenny Morse in The Adventures of the Prince and the Pauper (1969)
  • Mark Lester in Crossed Swords (1977), an adaptation of The Prince and the Pauper
  • Warren Saire in Lady Jane (1986), about Lady Jane Grey

[edit] Television

Edward has been played on television by the following actors, again mainly in versions of The Prince and the Pauper:

  • Sean Scully in The Prince and the Pauper (1962), part of the American series Disneyland
  • Jason Kemp in the BBC series Elizabeth R (1971)
  • Kadu Moliterno in O Príncipe E o Mendigo (1972), a Brazilian adaptation of The Prince and the Pauper
  • Philip Sarson in the British drama The Prince and the Pauper (1996)
  • Jonathan Timmins in the British drama The Prince and the Pauper (2000)
  • Hugh Mitchell in the Granada Television serial Henry VIII (2003), with Ray Winstone as Henry