1536

  1. English Civil War in 1536

    Inspired by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cl%C3%A9ment Furious that Anne Boleyn's execution has not led to reconciliation with Rome, a fanatical Catholic/monk dispossessed by the dissolution of the monasteries(maybe John Hallam, who took part in the 1537 Bigod's Rebellion) determines...
  2. Henry VIII's 1536 jousting accident fatal, Anne miscarries in shock at the news

    24th January 1536: Henry's neck is broken/chest is crushed by his falling forse during his jousting accident. 25th January 1536: After lingering on for another day, Anne receives the news that he has died and in shock, miscarries their son. Upon hearing that the King is dead with no male heir...
  3. The Fall of the House of Tudor and The Rise of the House of Howard-Pilgrimage of Grace kills Henry VIII in October 1536 and makes Thomas Howard King

    So, what if Howard had either given battle or agreed to join the rebels, and Henry had been killed when the rebels stormed London? Once Henry has been killed and it is evident within the month that the imprisoned Jane is not pregnant, Howard accepts the crown handed to him by the rebels...
  4. Queen Mary I in July 1536 - who does she marry ?

    In July 1536, King Henry VIII rides his horse into a mole's burrow while drunk, breaking his neck on impact. After his unacknowledged and disowned heir, Mary, takes the throne in her own right, who will she marry to secure the succession to the throne? A list of potential candidates: James V...
  5. Henry VIII dies on Christmas 1536

    24 January 1536: King Henry VIII avoids injury at the Greenwich Palace Tournament. Anne is still executed after her miscarriage, and the Second Succession Act declares both Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate bastards. Christmas 1536: Henry, in a bout of frustration and despair after Jane Seymour's...
  6. WI: Henry VIII doesn't have his jousting accident

    In 1536, Henry VIII of England suffered a serious jousting accident. This caused him to suffer from serious health problems, and may have caused his mood swings. What if he hadn't had this fateful accident?
  7. WI: Francis III, Duke of Brittany survives

    In 1536, Francis III, Duke of Brittany and heir to the throne of France, collapsed after playing tennis and died a few days later. To this day, there's debate about whether he died of an illness or was poisoned (many - then and now - have strongly suspected his sister-in-law Catherine de' Medici...
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