1553: Mary I of England ascends to the throne, with her first big action to broker a marriage deal with the Habsburgs. Wishing to marry into her mother’s family, she is immediately offered Phillip of Spain. But, in an effort to secure Habsburg dominance if the older Mary dies, Charles V offers his nephew Ferdinand of Austria or Infante Edward, 5th Duke of Guimarães for the Lady Elizabeth. While Mary doesn’t like the idea Elizabeth being seen as her successor, she does really want to marry Phillip. So she says she’ll consider it; to the anger of her parliament.