[[File:Edward VI of England c. 1546.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|alt=Painting of Edward at 9 years. Both the pose of the prince and his dress imitate portraits of Henry VIII. The child wears a broad-shouldered mantle of dark velvet over his clothes which are ornately embroidered in gold thread. He wears a prominent cod-piece and carries a dagger. His short red hair can be seen beneath his cap, contrasting with dark eyes. He looks well and robust.|Edward as [[Prince of Wales]], 1546. He wears the Prince of Wales's feathers and crown on the pendant jewel.<ref>{{Harvnb|Strong|1969|p=92}}; {{Harvnb|Hearn|1995|p=50}}.</ref> AttributedDiatribusikan tokepada [[William Scrots]].<br>[[Royal Collection]], [[WindsorIstana CastleWindsor]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/404441/edward-vi-1537-53|title=Royal Collection Trust|access-date=10 January 2018}}</ref>]]
Edward wasadalah abayi healthyyang babysehat whodan [[suckled]]menyusu stronglydengan frombaik thesejak outsetawal. HisAyahnya fathersangat wassenang delighteddengannya. withPada him;bulan in MayMei 1538, Henry was observedterlihat "dallyingmenggendongnya withdalam him in his arms pelukannya... and so holding him in a windowdan tomenggendongnya thedi sightjendela andyang greatdapat comfortdilihat ofoleh thebanyak peopleorang".<ref name="Loach 1999 p=8">{{Harvnb|Loach|1999|p=8}}</ref> That September, the Lord Chancellor, [[Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden|Lord Audley]], reported Edward's rapid growth and vigour,<ref name="Loach 1999 p=8"/> and other accounts describe him as a tall and merry child. The tradition that Edward VI was a sickly boy has been challenged by more recent historians.<ref>e.g.: {{Harvnb|Elton|1977|p=372}}; {{Harvnb|Loach|1999|p=161}}; {{Harvnb|MacCulloch|2002|p=21}}</ref> At the age of four, he fell ill with a life-threatening "[[quartan fever]]",<ref>{{Harvnb|Skidmore|2007|p=27.}} A fever recurring about every four days, today usually associated with [[malaria]].</ref> but, despite occasional illnesses and poor eyesight, he enjoyed generally good health until the last six months of his life.<ref>{{Harvnb|Skidmore|2007|pp=33, 177, 223–234, 260.}} Edward was also ill in 1550 and "of the measles and the smallpox" in 1552.</ref>
