Catherine of Aragon gives Henry a Son

What if the New Years Prince survived. Surely, Henry isn't going to be divorcing Catherine in the scenario, but if Catherine still dies on schedule, who does Henry remarry to? Who will his son Henry and daughter Mary wed? What becomes of Anne Boleyn?
 
What if the New Years Prince survived. Surely, Henry isn't going to be divorcing Catherine in the scenario, but if Catherine still dies on schedule, who does Henry remarry to? Who will his son Henry and daughter Mary wed? What becomes of Anne Boleyn?

Are you meaning Catherine dies in 1536? If so, then by that point Henry, Prince of Wales likely is married with children on the way as well. Likel Henry VIIIU might not remarry
 
ATL Henry VIII would probably remarry, provided Francis of France or Charles V support their suggested candidate enough. With a secured succession, Henry is much more likely to marry politically.
 
Are you meaning Catherine dies in 1536? If so, then by that point Henry, Prince of Wales likely is married with children on the way as well. Likel Henry VIIIU might not remarry
Why wouldn't he?He might try and get a large dowry,as well as to increase the size of the family.
 
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't Aragon still be a country then if that happened?

Castile would have never had that extra push to unite Iberia, well...Iberia except Portugal. Poor Portugal, Portugal is like the Canada of Europe.
 
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't Aragon still be a country then if that happened?

Castile would have never had that extra push to unite Iberia, well...Iberia except Portugal. Poor Portugal, Portugal is like the Canada of Europe.
HOW does this relate to Spain?
 
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't Aragon still be a country then if that happened?

Castile would have never had that extra push to unite Iberia, well...Iberia except Portugal. Poor Portugal, Portugal is like the Canada of Europe.
No..because the POD is after Ferdinand of Aragon has died..
 
No..because the POD is after Ferdinand of Aragon has died..

Ha wrong time in Aragon's history. Sorry about that.

HOW does this relate to Spain?

Well in Iberia everything has to relate to "Spain" as we call it now, Castile. Because Spain is the power that socked up all the Iberians into one country, except Portugal. Leonese, Aragonese, Basques, Galicians and Castilians all under one Spanish Banner.
 
Who might Henry remarry to? He doesn't have the stigma around him like he did in OTL and who might the Prince of Wales marry? Does Henry take his son's bride?
 
Ha wrong time in Aragon's history. Sorry about that.



Well in Iberia everything has to relate to "Spain" as we call it now, Castile. Because Spain is the power that socked up all the Iberians into one country, except Portugal. Leonese, Aragonese, Basques, Galicians and Castilians all under one Spanish Banner.
I'm saying how the heck does Catherine of Aragon having a son affect Spanish unification in any way?She's fairly low in the line of succession to either of the Spanish thrones.
 
I'm saying how the heck does Catherine of Aragon having a son affect Spanish unification in any way?She's fairly low in the line of succession to either of the Spanish thrones.

You probably know more about that than I do. All I know is that Aragon was annexed by Castile using a Royal Marriagd.

That's why I got mixed up.
 
You probably know more about that than I do. All I know is that Aragon was annexed by Castile using a Royal Marriagd.

That's why I got mixed up.

You're right. Catherine is a product of that marriage but her marriage to Henry VIII had nothing to with that.
 
1536: Marie de Bourbon b. 1515
Marguerite de Bourbon b. 1516
Margaret of France b. 1523
Christina of Denmark b. 1521

These are some of the women of age or close to be able to marry Henry.
 
re: Anne Boleyn. Maybe she goes after one of her Howard cousins? She's not going to be able to string Henry along and collude in the annulment. She was originally recalled to wed James Butler, but that went nowhere. Henry Percy was already betrothed before she met him, who else was eligible and at court?
 
Anne Boleyn could possibly end up with Percy if the couple appeals to Wolsey. Wolsey has no incentive to break up the betrothal between the two of them. Other than Percy she has: William Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre, Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland, for a twist you could also throw in Edward Seymour.
 
Remember who the real information we have about Anne Boleyn strongly point to some facts in OTL:
1) she was likely in love with Henry Percy and wanted marry him
2) she does not wanted having anything to do with King Henry. She was not willing to become his mistress and surely she was not pointing to the crown.
3) Henry VIII wanted Anne Boleyn at any cost and was not willing to accept a no, and at this point was already thinking for some years about divorcing Catherine and remarry because he needed a son. Anne was just an extra reason for doing that.
4) Is not unlikely who Wolsey forced the breakup of the relationship between Percy and Anne on the order of the King who wanted Anne for himself
 
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