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Rejected Bloody Mary
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Elizabeth I

Rejected Bloody Mary
After the agreement in 1542, Mary Tudor would embark to the Spain while Joanna of Spain is promised to Edward, Prince of Wales and arrived to marry him in 1553, however, Edward would die months after.

Charles V would also request that Margaret Douglas would accompany Mary, which was granted so that she will be the new Holy Roman Empress, Margaret Douglas would give birth later to a son named Juan on May 2, 1544.

According to the marriage contract her kids would inherit Burgundy and England not the children of a further marriage.

On 1543, Mary Tudor is married to the Prince of Asturias, Philip, she would give birth to children for him named Philip b. May 2, 1544, Isabella b. October 4, 1545 and Catherine b, November 10, 1550 and another son named Charles in May 10, 1553.

On 1554, it was heard that Edward VI is dead and Charles V would give Philip a throne in order to claim the vacant throne of England, however it would not be easy since the protestants had already chosen Jane Grey as Queen which Edward VI would want and Mary would be fast to forward her claims in 1554 after her child, Charles was born because she would not have the enough supporters herself and her kids Philip and Charles would succeed on her claims to the English throne, however the English parliament would prefer and support Elizabeth to either Mary or Jane and Princess Juana would return to Spain herself and Elizabeth would assume the throne as Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth whose suitors are James VI of Scotland(December 8, 1541) and Prince Henry of France(May 2, 1537) as well as her nephew, Philip as she is still unmarried and would not marry without the permission from the parliament and she submitted to the will of the parliament who would decide her own future marriage.
It would be Elizabeth who would be remembered as the savior of England from the papists.

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