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Which year did Seymour become the Lord Protector of England?

  • 1540

  • 1522

  • 1551

  • 1547

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Thomas Seymour became the Lord Protector of England in 1547 after the death of his brother-in-law, King Henry VIII. Seymour was a powerful and ambitious man, and he quickly consolidated his power by marrying Henry's widow, Catherine Parr. However, Seymour's reign was short-lived, as he was executed for treason in 1549.
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