Canute's dynastic union continues with a secure succession. With a border between Denmark and the HRE and the complications of competing claims in northern Germany/southern Denmark a war could easily occur between the HRE and the Union.how could this have happened?
Mary of Burgundy doesn't die in 1482, so Maximilian isn't bogged down in a struggle to enforce his authority in the Netherlands.
When Richard III seizes power in England, Max invades in support of Buckingham's rebellion, and then clams the throne for himself, as both he and Mary are descended from John of Gaunt.
?? The Normans managed it, and the English sent troops across the Channel.962?
I'm not an expert on Medieval logistics or sea warfare by any means but a complex modern invasion simply wasn't possible at the time.
?? The Normans managed it, and the English sent troops across the Channel.