Henry VIII dies in 1507 - what happens?

Most likely yes. James’ rights as Margaret’s husband are pretty incontestable, plus he is already a King in his own right (the only who share borders with England) and likely willing to transfer in England, and amenable to compromise about how many Scots/foreigners he can appoint in what roles...
Personal union between the two kingdoms will resolve once for all the borders troubles and James as foreign but not too much is more acceptable to everyone than his rivals
True enough plus if he already has a son at that point he’d be reasonably sorted
 
I agree with Isabella - Henry will almost certainly try and ensure a smooth succession by Margaret - he might push for a parliamentary act to back up her claim in which he can limit James IV abilities to install Scots in positions of influence etc.
As I said before the only people who have wealth and a position to challenge James is Buckingham and he would probably lose. Howard at this point isn't really wealthy enough (he did better at Henry VIII's accession - his wife Anne was granted certain assets that she had a claim to as a descendant of the Mortimers and Howard was close to Henry VIII)
 
With Henry VII losing both of his sons, he’ll make arrangements so that his daughter Margaret becomes Queen without shenanigans (Buckingham or anyone else trying to pull either a Stephen or Richard III will have to contend with James IV). James IV will be content with having no formal power as King Consort since he’ll need to be in Edinburgh to keep the Scottish nobles from getting any ideas. Besides should the English give him or Margaret any trouble, he has the trump card of being the father of the next heir to the throne (TTL James V / I)
 
With Henry VII losing both of his sons, he’ll make arrangements so that his daughter Margaret becomes Queen without shenanigans (Buckingham or anyone else trying to pull either a Stephen or Richard III will have to contend with James IV). James IV will be content with having no formal power as King Consort since he’ll need to be in Edinburgh to keep the Scottish nobles from getting any ideas. Besides should the English give him or Margaret any trouble, he has the trump card of being the father of the next heir to the throne (TTL James V / I)
Wrong era you know? James will be most likely King Consort but will rule England jure-uxoris...
The English lord themselves would like better being ruled by James than Margaret (who is a young woman without the character of Isabella of Castile) and I do not think who she would have problems in letting James rule in her name... The most she is likely to ask is being kept informed and consulted before important decision if she had any interest in ruling (something who I suspect she will not have with James alive and ready to take care of it)
 
So for James IV (as there's obviously no Battle of Flodden to kill him off) I averaged the lifetimes of his male ancestors to get an approximate date of death. This is a possible list of kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids for Margaret and James

James IV of Scotland (b.1473 r. 1488 d. 1519) m. Queen Margaret of England (b.1489 r.1509 d.1541)
  1. James V & I (1507 - 1576) m. a)Renee of France (b.1510 m.1528 d.1533) b) Christina of Denmark (b.1521 m. 1537 d.1590)
    1. a) James, Prince of Wales (1530 - 1552) m. Catherine of Austria (1533 -1572)
      1. Renee (1550 - 1565)
      2. James VI & II (1551 - 1597)
    2. a) Anne (1531 - 1538)
    3. a) Henry (1533 - 1548)
    4. b) Christian (1539 - 1610) m. Anna of Saxony (1544 - 1595)
      1. Anna (1562 -1620)
      2. Christina (1565 - 1616)
      3. James (1567 - 1640)
      4. Maurice (1568 - 1610)
      5. stillborn son (1570)
      6. Christian (1574 - 1636)
      7. Agnes (1577 - 1581)
      8. Margaret (1578 - 1608)
    5. b) Isabella (1540 - 1564) m. Charles I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1540 - 1610)
      1. stillborn girl (1560)
      2. Anna (1563 - 1568)
      3. Isabella (1564 - 1643)
    6. b) William (1542 - 1562)
    7. b) John (1545 - 1550)
    8. b) Edward (1545 - 1621) m. a)Catherine of Cleves (1548 -1572), b) Lady Margaret Russell (1560 -1616)
      1. a)Margaret (1571 - 1579)
      2. a) James (1572 -1614)
      3. b) Henry (1577 - 1583)
      4. b) Edward (1578 - 1624)
      5. b) Anne (1580 - 1583)
  2. Margaret (1508 - 1567) m. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (b.1503 r.1532 d.1547)
    1. Johan Frederick II (1529 -1585) m. Anne of Denmark (1532 - 1585)
      1. Margaret (1550 - 1577)
      2. Johan Frederick (1554 - 1575)
      3. John Christian (1558 - 1585)
      4. Dorothea (1563 - 1568)
      5. Catherine (1566 - 1652)
      6. John Jakub (1569 - 1646)
    2. Sophie (1531 - 1539)
    3. Margaret (1533 - 1539)
    4. Elizabeth (1536 - 1540)
    5. Catherine (1537 - 1545)
    6. Maria (1538 - 1543)
  3. Arthur (1509 - 1526)
  4. Henry, Duke of York & Albany (1512 - 1539) m. Isabella of Navarre (1512 -1555)
    1. Margaret (1531 - 1549)
    2. Catherine (1534 - 1570) m. Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland (1532 - 1585)
      1. Isabella (1563 -1635)
      2. Eleanor (1564 - 1635)
      3. Catherine (1567 - 1637)
      4. Margaret (1570 - 1645)
    3. Isabella (1534 - 1567) m. William Douglas, Earl of Angus (1533 - 1591)
      1. Agnes (1552 -1554)
      2. William (1553 - 1554)
      3. Isabella (1555 - 1558)
      4. Margaret (1557 - 1563)
      5. Henry (1558 - 1563)
      6. James (1563 - 1651)
      7. Elizabeth (1566 - 1567)
    4. Joan (1538 - 1563) m. Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk (1536 -1572)
      1. Thomas (1557 - 1609)
      2. Henry (1560 - 1665)
      3. Frances (1563 - 1565)
  5. Alexander (1512 - 1523)
  6. Edward (1514 - 1519)
  7. Edmund (1517 - 1523)
  8. Robert (1519 - 1520)
 
So for James IV (as there's obviously no Battle of Flodden to kill him off) I averaged the lifetimes of his male ancestors to get an approximate date of death. This is a possible list of kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids for Margaret and James

James IV of Scotland (b.1473 r. 1488 d. 1519) m. Queen Margaret of England (b.1489 r.1509 d.1541)
  1. James V & I (1507 - 1576) m. a)Renee of France (b.1510 m.1528 d.1533) b) Christina of Denmark (b.1521 m. 1537 d.1590)
    1. a) James, Prince of Wales (1530 - 1552) m. Catherine of Austria (1533 -1572)
      1. Renee (1550 - 1565)
      2. James VI & II (1551 - 1597)
    2. a) Anne (1531 - 1538)
    3. a) Henry (1533 - 1548)
    4. b) Christian (1539 - 1610) m. Anna of Saxony (1544 - 1595)
      1. Anna (1562 -1620)
      2. Christina (1565 - 1616)
      3. James (1567 - 1640)
      4. Maurice (1568 - 1610)
      5. stillborn son (1570)
      6. Christian (1574 - 1636)
      7. Agnes (1577 - 1581)
      8. Margaret (1578 - 1608)
    5. b) Isabella (1540 - 1564) m. Charles I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1540 - 1610)
      1. stillborn girl (1560)
      2. Anna (1563 - 1568)
      3. Isabella (1564 - 1643)
    6. b) William (1542 - 1562)
    7. b) John (1545 - 1550)
    8. b) Edward (1545 - 1621) m. a)Catherine of Cleves (1548 -1572), b) Lady Margaret Russell (1560 -1616)
      1. a)Margaret (1571 - 1579)
      2. a) James (1572 -1614)
      3. b) Henry (1577 - 1583)
      4. b) Edward (1578 - 1624)
      5. b) Anne (1580 - 1583)
  2. Margaret (1508 - 1567) m. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (b.1503 r.1532 d.1547)
    1. Johan Frederick II (1529 -1585) m. Anne of Denmark (1532 - 1585)
      1. Margaret (1550 - 1577)
      2. Johan Frederick (1554 - 1575)
      3. John Christian (1558 - 1585)
      4. Dorothea (1563 - 1568)
      5. Catherine (1566 - 1652)
      6. John Jakub (1569 - 1646)
    2. Sophie (1531 - 1539)
    3. Margaret (1533 - 1539)
    4. Elizabeth (1536 - 1540)
    5. Catherine (1537 - 1545)
    6. Maria (1538 - 1543)
  3. Arthur (1509 - 1526)
  4. Henry, Duke of York & Albany (1512 - 1539) m. Isabella of Navarre (1512 -1555)
    1. Margaret (1531 - 1549)
    2. Catherine (1534 - 1570) m. Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland (1532 - 1585)
      1. Isabella (1563 -1635)
      2. Eleanor (1564 - 1635)
      3. Catherine (1567 - 1637)
      4. Margaret (1570 - 1645)
    3. Isabella (1534 - 1567) m. William Douglas, Earl of Angus (1533 - 1591)
      1. Agnes (1552 -1554)
      2. William (1553 - 1554)
      3. Isabella (1555 - 1558)
      4. Margaret (1557 - 1563)
      5. Henry (1558 - 1563)
      6. James (1563 - 1651)
      7. Elizabeth (1566 - 1567)
    4. Joan (1538 - 1563) m. Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk (1536 -1572)
      1. Thomas (1557 - 1609)
      2. Henry (1560 - 1665)
      3. Frances (1563 - 1565)
  5. Alexander (1512 - 1523)
  6. Edward (1514 - 1519)
  7. Edmund (1517 - 1523)
  8. Robert (1519 - 1520)
For what reason James V married Renee of France? Catherine of Austria-Spain would be a much better match as the Auld Alliance was against England while an English King will look to a match with Burgundy/Spain/Portugal.
Catherine here will be free because João would marry Eleanor as Manuel will have a different third wife (most likely either Mary Tudor, unless she had married Karl V, or Catherine of Aragon) and is very likely who Henry VII would make provision for a match between young James and Catalina as replacement of that between his sons and her aunt/sister
 
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Another thing? Why all this Protestant matches with Saxony, Denmark, Cleves? ATL England and Scotland will most likely stay Catholics and so will select brides/grooms in Catholics countries unlike OTL.
Christina of Denmark is fine because she was catholic and niece of Karl V
 
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