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People were dropping like flies all around London, including in the court of Whitehall Palace. It is very possible that he could catch the disease and die from it. So, that would leave Princess Mary the only logical heir, as pretty much no one would seriously accept Henry Fitzroy as king, seeing as he was a bastard. So, Princess Mary is 12 years old, too young to reign by herself. Who would be on her regency council? What would happen to the former mistresses of Henry VIII, especially Anne Boleyn?

Obviously, England remains Catholic, at least for the time being. But would it go Protestant at a later date? Who would end up as Mary's husband? A few years prior to this there were murmurings of a betrothal to the Duke of Orleans. Would this stand?
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