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Hapsburg Charles V ruled the Americas through Spain and the Holy Roman Empire through Austria but gave up Austria to his brother Ferdinand II because he became very ill at a young age and feared he wouldn't survive to his heir's adulthood. His son Phillip II succeeded him in Spain and married...

Original posts here. Dragon King The Many Wives, Mistresses and Children of King Henry VIII (1491-1577) The series’ title Dragon King derived from one of Henry VIII's badges, the Red Dragon of Cadwaladr. In 2015, History Channel 2 launched Dragon King, an ambitious TV series about the life...

After judicial killing of Thomas FitzGerald, 7th earl of Desmond by John Tiptoft, FitzGerald family led a short uprising. It was only quelled after an ultimatum by Edward IV where he gave them two choices, lay down arms and be forgiven or fight. It always struk me as odd why the FitzGerald...

1555: Queen Mary I, due to being free of the ovarian cancer which killed her ITTL, gives birth to a son, named Philip after his father. In 1558, Philip and Mary have a daughter Catherine, the future Holy Roman Empress. 1556: A one-year-old Philip becomes King of the Netherlands and Burgundy...

Which timeline would you guys be most interested in seeing? The Cross in the Sky: A Maxentius Victory TL In this timeline, Maxentius defeats Constantine at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge and kills him. Roman history, especially in the east, is forever changed. The Flame of the West: A...

Say they also all survive to adulthood (not necessarily old age, just enough to marry and develop their own character). How would this impact the evolution of the Tudor dynasty? Who would these alternate sons marry, and what titles might they have bestowed upon them? Alternate Issue: Arthur...

One of the key divergent points in history for me is the death of Arthur Tudor. Its interesting to see certain historians speculate about what England would have been like had there been a King Arthur the I rather than a Henry the VIII. Another interesting divergent point was Katherine of...

Edmund, Earl of Rutland. Born in Rouen, 1443, died near Wakefield, 1460. He was the second son of Richard, Duke of York - his older brother being Edward, Earl of March, later King Edward IV. Rutland died when he was 17 at the Battle of Wakefield, but what if he didn’t? I’ve been working on this...

Alternate Issue; Charlotte, b. 1762 Augusta, b. 1763 Sophia, b. 1765 Elizabeth, b. 1766 Mary, b. 1767 Amelia, b. 1768 Octavia, b. 1770 Matilda, b. 1771 Louisa, b. 1773 Henrietta, n. 1774 Magdalena, b. 1776 Anne, b. 1777 Caroline, 1779 Eleanor, 1780 Johanna, 1783 What shenanigans would this...

Say both Catherine and Arthur survive their sickness unscathed, and go on to have many kids. Who would these alternate heirs marry, and how would it compare to our world and Henry's kids? Alternate Issue; 1502, Elizabeth 1503, Mary 1504, Arthur 1506, Margaret 1507, Henry 1509, Edward 1510...

On 1502, Henry, Duke of York would marry Margaret of Angouleme who would have a daughter named Louise on December 10, 1506, but she would succumb to sweat on 1507. Arthur Tudor would die on the end of 1503, Catherine of Aragon would say that her marriage with Arthur was unconsummated as her in...

this could maybe start my first personal Alternative timeline let me know what do you think " Notes for Thursday's lesson Dear students, today we will finish analyzing the battle of Stamford Bridge, which as we saw last time was decisive for the future of our country. Thanks to the great Frode...

Assuming that both England and Scotland will stay catholic, and enter XVII century as major catholic powers (I think the best POD is to have Henry XVIII beign succeded by his son by Catherine of Aragon - that should also change James V's fate and), how different the balance of power in Europe...

I read an article and it struck me that Jasper Tudor had two illegitimate daughters, Helen Tudor and Joan Tudor. What if Jasper Tudor and his wife Catherine Woodville had two legitimate daughters together? What marriages can they get? What does their existence change?

Yes, I meant English, not British. In 1998-9, parliaments were established in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and over time increasing amounts of local power and authority have devolved to those national governments. England, however, remains parliament-less, and attempts to establish...

“The death of Arthur, Prince of Wales in April 1502 at a mere fifteen years of age was a devastating blow for the fledgling Tudor dynasty, and the prince’s heartbroken parents. But all hope was not lost, for Arthur’s widow, Catalina, was with child and had thankfully not caught her husband’s...

Edward, Prince of Wales dies of quartan fever/malaria in October 1541,and King Henry VIII is dead by 1542 along with James V due to shock/grief/infected leg ulcer. Anyway, with no male heirs sired by Henry left, Mary seizes the throne and in 1543, marries Philip, King of Naples and Sicily...

Dragon King The Many Wives, Mistresses and Children of King Henry VIII (1491-1577) The series’ title Dragon King derived from one of Henry VIII's badges, the Red Dragon of Cadwaladr. In 2015, History Channel 2 launched Dragon King, an ambitious TV series about the life of England's...

I would like to have opinions on the form that a regency takes on England at the very beginning of the 17th century. Based on a POD where James VI is killed during the Gowrie Conspiracy in August 1600, I imagined a sequence of events that would bring young Henry Stuart to England to flee his...

In 1314 a scandal known as the Tour de Nestle affair happened and the daughters-in-law of Philip IV were accused of adultery which would lead to women not being trusted on the French Throne. On November 29th 1314 Philip IV died and was succeeded by his son Louis X who was also King of Navarre as...