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I was going to take my mind off him, but when other people queried I couldn't help but be curious.

Suppose when Mary is... I don't know 7, Henry VIII thinks producing a son with Katherine might be unlikely (OTL he gave up later). However, unlike OTL where he looks to Anne's pants, he thinks like a Roman and starts looking around possible marriages for Mary.

Henry decides if he's having trouble getting a son, he'll make sure his son-in-law is going to be a great advisor to England's first Queen since... whenever that was. So he looks for an early betrothal for Mary. The things Henry is looking for is an English family that can expand royal influence, a handsome bright young man, and preferably one who has a title but the first two are priority. When he finds someone appropriate, Henry plans to bring the guy to court.

Suppose that none of the Ducal children impress him for the "bright" part. Which of the Earls might end up being the future groom of Mary? And, aside from no break from Rome, what effect would this have on England through Henry's life and the next three decades after he kicks the bucket?
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