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Between the years 1216 and 1553, there were six occasions when an underage male heir became the king of England. This collection, the first of its kind, describes the histories of these reigns and examines their historical relationship to each other, assessing the collective impact that this particular form of kingship had upon the political and constitutional development of medieval and early modern England. Combining the talents of seven highly qualified historians well-versed in their own respective periods, this volume offers a fresh look at the evolution of English kingship.