reformation

7 September 1533 wasn't exactly the happiest day of Henry VIII's life, as King REALLY wanted healthy son to succed him - he married Anne Boleyn in the first place, because he hoped for a legit heir apparent. Yet he still had to wait for it, and his situation wasn't any better than before. Yet he...

If Mary had remained Queen for longer than OTL, how much more successful might her foundering attempts at re-establishing the English monasteries have been? I understand most of the former monks and nuns refused to return to monastic life and Parliament staunchly refused to force the new gentry...

I am posting this for a friend who works a day job in frontline utility and nuclear plant construction, so updates mostly serve as a proof he's still alive. Anyway, it is still skeletal at the moment, and I will forward any feedback you give. The timeline is based off of a game of modified Risk...

“Infanta Catalina de Aragón left the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Castile on 21 May 1501, riding with her entourage to A Coruña, Galicia, where she would board a ship that would take her to England. She had been betrothed, since the age of three, to Prince Arthur of Wales and at fifteen, King...

“1502 was an action-packed year for the Tudor dynasty. It almost ended in tragedy in Spring when the newly wed Prince and Princess of Wales, Arthur Tudor, and Katherine of Aragon, fell ill with the lethal sweating sickness. Many prayed for the young couple and Henry VII sent the finest...

The death of King James V in 1542 caused another regency and risk of succesion crisis in Scotland. His only surviving child, - daugther Mary - was only six days old. The authority of Scotish crown was once again in ruins, and in comming decades, Scotland had to deal with multiple problems...

Basically the title, I know some will probably frown at the fact that this account is only about 6 months old and that my first message with it was only today, but I have been lurking on these forms since 2019 or so, and while I know that’s also a short amount of time, I think I have what is...

In our timeline, the Tudors experienced a slight crisis when Arthur Tudor died unexpectedly in 1502 and the unprepared Prince Henry, Duke of York became heir. Henry is believed to have been prepared for a church career. But what if Henry VII had better prepared Henry VIII to be King. Let's say...

Triumph of the House of Orange An alternate Dutch War of Independence Table of Contents Teaser - ¡Retirada! Part 0 - Setting the Stage (1363-1574) Chapter 1 - Legacy of the Bold Dukes (1363-1506) Chapter II - The Netherlands under Charles V (1506-1559) Chapter III - Warning Signs, The...

Based off an old thread I did a year ago, but didn't want to do thread necromancy, and also an updated religious map What if, a string of Popes in Rome that are so corrupt, so incompetent, and does something so stupid (Like maybe making the Roman Papacy hereditary) that they shatter the view of...

In 1501, 17-year-old Martin Luther entered the University of Erfurt to study law. However, he switched to studying religion and philosophy, a decision that would eventually lead to him leaving university and joining the Order of Saint Augustine in 1505. And we all know how his career as an...

During Catherine of Aragon's journey to England in 1501, it was quite stormy and if I remember correctly she had to return back to Spain. So what if Catherine had been less lucky and during her journey to England she was shipwrecked and drowned? Who does Arthur marry now? How does Isabella of...

Inspired by story of self-proclaimed 18th century Jewish messiah Jacob Frank, who, to confusion of his followers, converted to Catholicism. Let's talk about hypothetical conversion with much greater political and religious consequences-father of Reformation betrays his followers and reconciles...

Reginald Pole, was an English Cardinal and the last legitimate male Yorkist heir. In 1553, when Queen Mary I took power the Church offered to release Reginald Pole from his vows so that he could marry Mary. Of course this never happened and Mary would marry Philip II of Spain, but what if Mary...

A thought I had a while back, basically in otl Anne of Cleves went along with Henry VIII's will to divorce her and as such was given estates to live on and made an honorary member of the royal family. So I wondered what if Catherine of Aragon did the same? Acknowledging that their marriage was...

"It was in 1502 that England almost lost one of their most important Kings. This was none other than Arthur Tudor, Prince Of Wales. Arthur was the eldest son of King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth of York, who had spent years trying to help England recover from the Wars Of The Roses. Arthur was...

So despite only having joined this site yesterday, I have written timelines before for fun. So I thought that I might tackle the idea of Arthur Tudor surviving his fight with the sweating sickness back in 1502 and how things would change. I have some ideas already planned out but could do with...

Assuming the Hapsburgs don't get Spain, and so his death is butterflied away. I know Maximilian was trying to reorganize the Empire's government, but died before it was completed, and Charles never had the time to invest in Imperial reforms. By the time the Hapsburgs were able to pay attention...

OOC: Unlike most DBWI I've not made the POD clear. I'm hoping we can work out the best one to achieve the idea. IC: So, with the increasing absolutism of the Catholic monarchs and the successes of the Reform movement in France, Netherlands, etc, does this mean that republicanism in the British...

This timeline follows on from https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/new-tl-the-sons-in-splendor-the-golden-age-of-the-house-of-york.481920/page-5#post-20606312 The original POD was the survival of Edward IV in 1483, and his eventual death in 1487. This delay allowed his son to ascend...