es, but no one believed him. That night, Tom’s father found out he was wanted formurder and began to run. Edward was then able to escape. Edward continued to try and convince people he was the real Prince of Wales. Hemet Miles Hendon who defended Edward’s story in public, but didn’t believe it. Milestook Edward home with him. On the way to Miles’s home, Edward go the news that KingHenry VIII, his father, died. Miles treated Edward like a king; eventhough, he didn’tbelieve he really was a king. Edward dubbed Miles a knight. When they arrived atHendon Hall, Miles’s home for which he hadn’t been in seven years, they found outMiles’s father was dead, his brother was in charge of the family business, and his love wasmarried to his brother and refused to see Miles. Hugh, Miles’s brother, had Miles andEdward thrown in prison saying that they were beggars. While in prison, Edward realizedhow bad and inhuman the British justice system was. Miles was sentenced to behumiliated. This upset Edward and he was bound to change things if he could ever get hiscrown back.At first, Tom couldn’t wait for Edward to get back, but as the days went on Tom gotmore and more comfortable with being King Edward with the coronation fastapproaching. As Tom was to be crowned at Westminster Abbey, Edward stepped out andsaid, “I am the King!” Tom jumped off the throne and was going to let Edward take hisrightful place as King of England. No one in the church believed him, but they had a testto prove who was the prince or now king and who was the pauper. The great seal had beenmissing for weeks and the Prince of Wales should know where it was. Edward found it andwas immediately crowned as King Edward VI.Because of his past on the streets, King Edward ruled for his people and was loved. He didn’t live for very much longer, but he made Miles the Earl of Kent, stripped Miles...
