A Protestant bride for Charles I

Hmm I'll have a detailed look.
I take it parliament would be a lot more willing to help Charles if he has a Protestant wife

More like, it gives them less ammunition to fight with. Charles might be more reasonable married to a protestant (no religious in-fighting); instead of focusing on his rights and prerogatives, he might actually listen to them.
 
More like, it gives them less ammunition to fight with. Charles might be more reasonable married to a protestant (no religious in-fighting); instead of focusing on his rights and prerogatives, he might actually listen to them.
And they him. There seemed to have been a general lack of sense during that period aha.

I guess henrietta Maria will need to marry elsewhere then?
 
Not gonna happen. The idea was for James to be the arbiter or peacemaker of Christendom. After his daughter married the leading Calvinist in Europe he wanted to balance this by marrying his son into one of the dominant Catholic dynasties. As to Sweden, that was dismissed early on due to Swedish aggression against Denmark, an English ally.
 
Not gonna happen. The idea was for James to be the arbiter or peacemaker of Christendom. After his daughter married the leading Calvinist in Europe he wanted to balance this by marrying his son into one of the dominant Catholic dynasties. As to Sweden, that was dismissed early on due to Swedish aggression against Denmark, an English ally.

We know the idea. I personally think at this point we're over popes (who were supposed to be the sayers of God's will on Earth) and so the idea was meaningless.

That said, just marry the daughter to the Catholic of your choice and Charles takes the Protestant.
 
Not gonna happen. The idea was for James to be the arbiter or peacemaker of Christendom. After his daughter married the leading Calvinist in Europe he wanted to balance this by marrying his son into one of the dominant Catholic dynasties. As to Sweden, that was dismissed early on due to Swedish aggression against Denmark, an English ally.

Would it not be possible for him to as desmirelle says, and arrange a flipside marriage? His son marries the leading Protestant dynasty in Europe, and his daughter marries into one of the dominant catholic dynasties?
 
Just flip the siblings' mates religions, then a protestant bride is possible. then again, if only the protestants apply (the Catholics don't want no Church of England King leading their girl astray....), you have both wedding protestants. Or if everyone just ridicules James for his wanting to be an arbiter in the first place.....
 
Just flip the siblings' mates religions, then a protestant bride is possible. then again, if only the protestants apply (the Catholics don't want no Church of England King leading their girl astray....), you have both wedding protestants. Or if everyone just ridicules James for his wanting to be an arbiter in the first place.....
Aha very true.
 
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