Thanks! I'm writing about 8 chapters ahead, so updates should be fairly regular for the moment.Great update, can’t wait to see where this goes!
Great, I am really enjoying this timeline!Thanks! I'm writing about 8 chapters ahead, so updates should be fairly regular for the moment.
Thank you, that's very kind!Great, I am really enjoying this timeline!
If the Pope ruled in Henry's favour, and Mary was held to be legitimate through the Good Faith clause, she'd have to. Her devout Catholicism would allow nothing else.I am wondering if Katherine would allow herself to stand aside so Henry to remarry in any circumstance?
As long as her children are legit and she is cared for, could she let go?
I am wondering if Katherine would allow herself to stand aside so Henry to remarry in any circumstance?
As long as her children are legit and she is cared for, could she let go?
She would still fight until the end. Mary’s legitimacy was not in discussion until later in the OTL and she still fought. She was persuaded who she was the rightful wife of Henry and Queen of England and who Mary was destined by God to rule EnglandIf the Pope ruled in Henry's favour, and Mary was held to be legitimate through the Good Faith clause, she'd have to. Her devout Catholicism would allow nothing else.
Yes, but that was when the Pope and the Emperor were upholding her. I'd be interested to know which would win out if the Pope rejected her claim...She would still fight until the end. Mary’s legitimacy was not in discussion until later in the OTL and she still fought. She was persuaded who she was the rightful wife of Henry and Queen of England and who Mary was destined by God to rule England
I am wondering if Katherine would allow herself to stand aside so Henry to remarry in any circumstance?
As long as her children are legit and she is cared for, could she let go?
Yes, but that was when the Pope and the Emperor were upholding her. I'd be interested to know which would win out if the Pope rejected her claim...
Oh, in that case NO. MAYBE if she didn't have a daughter to fight for, she might step aside more gracefully in the 1530s, but even that would be a push. As Isabella pointed out, she believed it was her destiny to be Queen of England.I was wondering if in ANY circumstances Katherine would go to Henry with the idea of ‘stepping aside’ esp if it is obvious she is having no more children?
She died of cancer otl. All that needs to happen is for it to strike earlier, and faster...Perhaps Katherine could have a "tragic accident" or a "terrible illness", instead?
Perhaps Katherine could have a "tragic accident" or a "terrible illness", instead?
I killed her off in childbirth in my last TL. I'm reluctant to kill her again..,She died of cancer otl. All that needs to happen is for it to strike earlier, and faster...
I'm actually more interested to see a timeline where Katherine lives and France helps Henry with his divorce plans.I killed her off in childbirth in my last TL. I'm reluctant to kill her again..,
That's my current plan. I think Katherine could be very happy as Abbess of Barking, don't you?I'm actually more interested to see a timeline where Katherine lives and France helps Henry with his divorce plans.
No, I don’t. Remember her otl statement: “I will become a nun if the king will become a monk.”That's my current plan. I think Katherine could be very happy as Abbess of Barking, don't you?
I think she could be content if she knew that Mary's position as a true born daughter was safe. She'll still be disappointed, I think she truly believes Mary is meant to be Queen and rule in her own right and to have that dream taken away will sting for a bit.That's my current plan. I think Katherine could be very happy as Abbess of Barking, don't you?
She said that under very different circumstances though. Would she be as opposed to a religious life in this timeline where the Pope ruled in Henry's favor? Where she doesn't have any support to keep fighting? She would just be fighting for herself not Mary because Mary's position would be safe.No, I don’t. Remember her otl statement: “I will become a nun if the king will become a monk.”