POD Elizabeth born a man. Is there any way he can be accepted as a childless ruler and "married to England".
If the child of Anne Boleyn (wife #2) had been male he could well have been called Edward, as was Henry VIII's male child by Jane Seymour (wife #3). To avoid confusion, I'll refer to the 'male Elizabeth' as Fred.
If Fred were to prove as canny and ruthless as 'our' Elizabeth, the events of the 2 TLs during his reign might be very similar. But it's inconceivable (IMHO) that he would not have married to secure the Tudor succession, which could have resulted in alternate continental alliances etc. So that would indicate a longer rule by the House of Tudor and leave the Stuarts in Scotland ...... possibly!
So, a 'virgin' King? Unlikely in the extreme. A celibate 'spiritual' King - not in the pervading climate of 'give us an heir'.
Also, applying the word virgin to men at this time is anachronistic. Until the 20th century it only applied to women and girls who'd never had sex. There was no real comparable word for men. The word itself derives from the Latin for sexually inexperienced girl
Calling a man a virgin would be quite an insult. It would be viewed as if you were saying he was nothing more than a young girl, inexperienced and unworthy of having his opinions listend to. Indeed even today calling a man a virgin is often considered insulting
Disregard the last post. My bad.William II was, as far as we know for certain, was a "virgin" king.
Firstly, if Elizabeth was born male then he would have succeeded Henry VIII directly, and quite probably would have been married off before Henry dies. The only reason Elizabeth wasn't was that she was considered a bastard at the time
If hypothetical 'male Elizabeth' (lets call him Henry) was married and yet wasn't sexually active with his wife it would be considered very suspicious, possibly pointing at him being gay. That wouldn't be seen in a positive light
Also, applying the word virgin to men at this time is anachronistic. Until the 20th century it only applied to women and girls who'd never had sex. There was no real comparable word for men. The word itself derives from the Latin for sexually inexperienced girl
Calling a man a virgin would be quite an insult. It would be viewed as if you were saying he was nothing more than a young girl, inexperienced and unworthy of having his opinions listend to. Indeed even today calling a man a virgin is often considered insulting