The most recent idea that entered my head as of late involves keeping Scotland independent from England and making it a decent power in its own right.
For this to happen, the accession of James VI (I) to the English throne in 1603 absolutely has to be avoided. Since Elizabeth I would probably...
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...
According to most Tudor Historians, Henry VIII attempted to lay the groundwork for an early Union of the Crowns (which happened many years later, under James VI and I), in 1543, by betrothing his son Edward to Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. Now, as we all know, the betrothal fell through just...
Her conduct, first as a royal lady-in-waiting and later as a queen, indicates that she was more of a steel magnolia - a fragrant, seemingly fragile, ultra-feminine exterior concealing a tensile core.
Jane Seymour, queen for only seventeen months, had not expected the changes in her life: she...
It is possible that in OTL Katherine Howard - Henry VIII's fifth Queen - had fallen pregnant with his child. The main piece of evidence for this as AIUI is a letter written by Charles Marillac in 1540 which described Katherine as "Grosse", grosse mainly being a verb used to describe pregnant...
Henry, the only son of Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine of Aragon, who was born in 1516 and is the apple of his parents' eyes. He is devoutly Catholic, and a hot ticket in the European marriage market, though was never married off for some reason or another. However, when his parents fall...
Straight-forward. Henry gets his legitimate male heir at long last, Edward VI, unfortunately he dies right after this son is born. His third wife, Jane Seymour, becomes queen dowager and queen mother. What would change?
Does anyone know why Edward chose Jane instead of Frances as his successor? I’ve heard that Frances did something to tick him off or that Jane was more likely to have a son since she would have more childbearing years, but I’ve never found a definitive answer.
@FalconHonour @RedKing @Jan...
What if Edward VI lived to marry Elisabeth of Valois and Isabella and Catherine were his children. I’d imagine that if Elisabeth died as she did OTL, Edward would get a second wife.
In our world Jane Seymour died a few days after giving birth to King Henry VIII's only son, the future Edward VI? But what if she had survived? Since she was Catholic might she push for a reconciliation with the Catholic Church? Also will she and Henry VIII have more children? I am aware of this...
On 17 May 1536 the sound of two thousand guns blasting and the clanging of cathedral bells welcomed the much-anticipated birth of England’s son and heir. The joyous news spread quickly across the realm, with letters signed personally by our moost happi queen, now resting in Whitehall Palace...
A curiosity, but could the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549 be bigger than OTL? This question appeared to me when I was reading the war's wikipedia and it said that the introduction of the Book of Common Prayer of 1549 was widely unpopular in regions that still held to Catholicism like Lancashire...
What would it take to have Edward VI married with an heir before his death? Besides drastically extending his life (a year or two is fine, but if he lives to his twenties it's not that hard to give him an heir).
My first thought is a marriage to Lady Jane Grey, with one child (maybe another on...
Per OTL, the oldest son of James V and Marie de Guise, James, Duke of Rothesay died at 11mo; however, in the event he AND his younger brother Arthur, Duke of Albany (b.1541) survive to adulthood what effects would this have? James V, Henry VIII, Mary Tudor, and Edward VI all die per OTL; also...
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We know that Kate isn't really barren, as she had a daughter named Mary after she married Tom Seymour. So what if instead of with Tom, she had a child by Henry?
If she has a son (Henry? Owen?), that son will inherit should Edward die as scheduled. Would she be regent for her son, as she was...
Supposing Elizabeth's younger brother, Edward VI, lives past 1553 and continues to reign for an extended period of time (having never undergone the malady that killed him OTL), who might he select as a suitor for his older sister Elizabeth?
Legally she and Mary both are only considered the...
Tree for future timeline regarding the survival of Edward VI beyond OTL. More to come soon :)
England and Ireland
Henry VIII of England and Ireland (b.1491; d/c. 1547)
Marriage & issue:
1. Catherine of Aragon (m. 1509; an. 1533)
· The Lady Mary, Duchess Consort of Northumberland...
In this ATL, let's presume that Edward VI lives longer than he does in OTL. What suitors would he consider for his two older sisters, Elizabeth and Mary?
Also, let's say that Henry VIII had two sons and a daughter by Catherine Howard, all of which were Protestant (erasing the possibility of a...