Elizabeth I marries Fredrik II - Protestant Empire

It does, it does.

We aren't going to see a multiple establishment. Englishmen will have to attend the Church of England; offering her subjects a choice between multiple doctrines leaves insufficient room for suppressing Catholic radicals, especially since Ireland will still be Catholic regardless. How fixed were Fred's ideas on Lutheranism (since a lot of it at the time was "we hate the Pope and the Emperor, all other doctrine TBD")?

:confused: multiple establishment worked fine in the uk iotl, albeit later, why couldnt it work here?
 

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Such settlement might be earlier than the mid 80s. The first expedition was intended as a military research mission to speed up copper smelting (for cannons). King Fred may want a strong navy earlier than Elizabeth sought in OTL.
Joachim Gans was sequestered on Roanoke Island to research copper smelting techniques of the indigenous tribes in order to reduce European smelting times from 16 weeks to 4 days; giving the English a strategic advantage over other European nations in smelting and forging cannons for their warships.
I wonder if and how Thomas Smith and Francis Walsingham might be used by the King and Queen. How much power would Elizabeth retain if she married?
 
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How will the 80 Years war turn out? There was a period of time that the Spanish contemplated destroying some of the major dams and killing all of the dutch but balked for moral reasons, as well as foresight in the chance they reclaimed the Netherlands, but with a stronger united Protestant state would the Spanish get into such a position and go for it or could the war be avoided by a Spanish attempt to avoid creating additional trouble at home?
 

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In 1582 the United Provinces invited Francis, Duke of Anjou to lead them; but after a failed attempt to take Antwerp in 1583, the duke left the Netherlands again. After the assassination of William of Orange (July 10, 1584), both Henry III of France and Elizabeth I of England declined the offer of sovereignty. However, the latter agreed to turn the United Provinces into a protectorate of England (Treaty of Nonsuch, 1585), and sent the Earl of Leicester as governor-general. This was not a success and in 1588 the provinces became a republic. The Union of Utrecht is regarded as the foundation of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, which was not recognized by the Spanish Empire until the Twelve Years' Truce in 1609.
Most likely King Fred would grasp the poison chalice and declare the United Provinces his own. This could well be the triggering point for war with Spain. Cue Spanish Armada. Since this was the result of declaring the provinces a protectorate, they may as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb. The Protestant north is united as never before. Would UP ships be directed to join the English fleet? Perhaps no Belgium later?
 
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