catholic england

Charles V and I, Holy Roman Empire, King of the Spains and his wife Mary Tudor, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of the Spains and heir of the english throne in 1536 November 10, 1518: Catherine of Aragon gives birth to a healthy son who is christened Edward, Duke of Cornwall November 10, 1522: Prince...

The Young Queen Mary in her younger years "Queen Mary Tudor was born on February 18, 1516, at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, her birth was seen with some disappointment by her father, King Henry VIII, who had long hoped for a son to guarantee the continuity of the Tudor dynasty, the The...

Their Majesties Queen Mary and King Jure Uxoris George in 1533 August 1528: Jane Boleyn succumbs to the sweating sickness, leaving her husband George Boleyn a widower August 1529: Thomas Boleyn, faced with the possibility of his daughter becoming Queen, decides that he wants to ensure that...

Inspired by a thread I saw about a Protestant Mary I, what if Edward VI was Catholic? I guess this question is two parter: 1. Is this actually plausible? What series of events could result in Edward VI ending up Catholic? I thought maybe a scenario where Jane lives past childbirth, but Henry...

Henry VIII of England (1491-1549) married catherine of aragon (1485-1549) in 1509 with issues A) Henry IX of England(twin of elizabeth)(1510-1578) married Catherine Austria(1507-1574) with issues A) Elizabeth of england ( twin of henry)(1510-1546) married Charles V, Holy...

Let's say England stays catholic and is able to still colonize the east coast of North America. Maybe Henry VIII has a son with Catherine, or Mary I is successful in making England Catholic again. How would a Catholic England colonize the New World? Would the English colonizes be home to...

Supposing the Jacobites manage to successfully restore the House of Stuart to the throne in 1715 or in the 1740's, what would be the geopolitical implications of such a change? How would his affect the American Colonies, the wars of France in Europe against Austria, and the broader state of the...

This is a scenario I've been thinking about for a while: The Spanish Armada was victorious in 1588, the Armada came by surprise against the English fleet, sailing near Cornwall, with the help of a great storm, which seriously damaged some English ships before the battle. After the English fleet...

Assuming that James II manages to stay in power (get rid of William of Orange and that's it) and is succeeded by James III and Charles III, could the Anglican Church end up reuniting with Rome in the 18th century? (Let's assume so, after all that's what this Forum is about) What would this...

After bringing England back to the catholic flock, queen Mary married Philip of Spain, a young lad with an astonishing look that delighted the queen, she got pregnant in the first month of 1554, the pregnancy lasted almost ten months, which made most of the courtiers doubt of the veracity of...

What if Henry VIII's 1536 jousting accident kills him, and Mary becomes queen almost two decades earlier than IOTL? I assume England would stay a Catholic country ITTL. Who could be Mary's husband, and what could happen to Ireland if both countries are Catholic? What about Scotland, would the...

The north had the highest numbers of Catholic recusancy after England turned Protestant if the north of england(Northumberland, Durham, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cheshire etc.) But If North Continue mostly Catholic(75% at 80%) Until nowadays what changes in england...

Your challenge is simple: have England stay Catholic and France go Protestant.

Imagine that if either Catherine had given Henry VIII a son that reaches maturity, or Arthur Tudor survives his illness and does the same, or some other variant. Basically, no need for anyone to break with Rome for over divorce, confiscate church land, appoint their own bishops, invite...

Hello, I'm new here, I was wondering what North America would look like if England stayed Catholic. My own thought is that the south would be mostly Catholic, and the north would be more Protestant, since OTL the south was mostly settled by anglicans, while the northern colonies were settled by...

Assume that in the late 15th Century or early 16th century, we have some POD to prevent the Church of England from being created (i.e. Lancasters Survive or the classic Henry VIII has a survivng son with Catharine of Aragon). What are the long term political/international relations implications...

OTL, Henry VIII was one of the most influential kings of England, even if he wasn't meant to reign, as Arthur died early. But what if the lucky boy was born a girl? With Arthur dead and three girls, Henry VII has no clear successor, and unlike Henry, probably can't just make his own religion...

King Alexander I Tudor was one of England's greatest monarchs, as well as the Kingdom of Great Britain's first expanding the realm oversees to the Chesapeake Colony, ensured tolerance of Protestants within England (after he used Scottish Protestantism to get the pope to let him invade and claim...

Many historical dramas set during the early reign of Henry VIII (The Tudors, Wolf Hall, Carlos, King and Emperor - even Borgia references it IIRC) focus on the fact that Thomas Wolsey had ambitions to become pope. But them (and most history books) are silent about just exactly Wolsey planned to...

according to wikipedia, Henry VIII's first child was a boy, imaginatively named Henry. but the boy died 7 weeks later. But what if the boy reached adulthood and grew to rule as Henry IX? Based on Edward VI's education, it seems likely he would've gotten a similar treatment to Elizabeth I, so...