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New Renaissance alternative timeline, with initial focus primarily on England and it's dynastic politics, and subsequently focusing on the resulting butterflies and ever-shifting alliances and relationships between England, France and the Habsburg domains.

Working with three major points of departure:

- Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, dies of whatever "grave illness" he had in 1527. Spanish State Papers describe him as 'weak and emaciated' and elsewhere refers to him being ill for several months by the time of his capture by Bourbon. His existence and claims were a serious bone of contention between Francis I and Charles V, so his well-timed death could generate serious butterflies.

- Henry VIII decides to take Pope Clement VII's advice as to how to proceed with his nullity suit.

- Henry VIII dies prematurely. (Considering switching this to Anne Boleyn's premature death instead).
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