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What if Henry VIII died in 1513 while on campaign in Flanders during the War of the League of Cambrai? Whether in battle or because of illness doesn't really matter: lets say he dies in the October of 1513, so news of his death arrives in London just after news arrives of the English victory at Flodden over the Scots.

He has no children, so who is his heir? Henry VIII's older sister Margaret has a son...James V of Scotland. He is eighteen months old, and the son of an enemy king whose corpse lies embalmed in Westminster, killed in battle at Flodden. Can he really take the throne?

Henry VIII's younger sister Mary is unmarried, and 17 years old. In OTL she was offered to the King of France as part of the peace deal that ended Henry's part in the war against France...if she becomes Queen, how does English history play out?

If for some reason she isn't allowed to become Queen, who does take the throne?
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