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One of the key turning points in English history for myself was the death of Henry Stuart in 1612. Strong, virile, and everything the heir to a throne should be, few suspected that in 1612, Henry Stuart would die of typhoid fever at the young age of 18 years old. It makes you wonder what would have been the fate of the English royal line if Henry had lived. As it was, his brother Charles the I was beheaded in 1649, and the royal line was all but abolished as Oliver Cromwell took over and established the Commonwealth of England. A lot of this could said to have occurred due to Charles' firm belief in his divine right as the ruler of England and that he should not be subject to charges like any average citizen.

So if Henry had lived to become King Henry the IX of England, would have Oliver Cromwell still succeeded in taking down the British Royal Line? What does his survival's effect have on England? Would we today have a Stuart on the throne rather than a Windsor?
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