edward vi

  1. TheWitheredStriker

    WI/AHQ: Independent Scotland, longer-living Edward VI

    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...
  2. aoifeloveskhoward

    Katherine Howard has twins

    The young girl sat in the bed with her son and daughter in her arms and a smirk on her face. She had won the battle
  3. Edward VI a Catholic?

    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...
  4. eliamartin65

    WI: Mary Queen of Scots married Edward VI?

    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...
  5. ordinarylittleme

    Here Lieth A Phoenix: Jane Seymour, Queen of England
    Threadmarks: Rise of the Seymour Queen

    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...
  6. RedKing

    WI: Katherine Howard had a son with Henry VIII?

    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...
  7. ordinarylittleme

    WI: The genders of Henry VIII's children are flipped.

    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...
  8. ordinarylittleme

    WI: Edward VI has a legitimate daughter before he dies?

    Who is the mother of this child, you ask? And what is her age when she gives birth? Well...who the mother is, will be up to you
  9. ordinarylittleme

    WI: Henry VIII dies in 1536, Jane Seymour survives.

    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?
  10. Discussion: Why Jane Grey instead of Frances Brandon?

    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...
  11. Emperor Max

    WI: Edward VI of England survives and marries Elisabeth of Valois

    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.
  12. RedKing

    What if Jane Seymour survived her pregnancy in 1537?

    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...
  13. Olena

    The Dragon's Camelot: 1533-1583 (Tudor/Stuart)

    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...
  14. Could the Prayer Book Rebellion be bigger?

    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...
  15. What If: Continuing Tudor Dynasty

    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...
  16. Olena

    James, Duke of Rothesay (b. 1540) survives to adulthood

    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...
  17. ranichi17

    WI: Catherine Parr had a child?

    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...
  18. Olena

    Marriage for Elizabeth Tudor? (The Virgin "Princess")

    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...
  19. Olena

    Long may they Reign

    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...
  20. Olena

    Edward VI lives...suitors for Elizabeth and Mary?

    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...
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