After the death of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, the race between his Grandson Charles V and Francis I of France to get the votes of the electors of the Holy Roman Emperor began. What is less known is that King Henry VIII of England also threw his lot into the race and tried to gain the title of Holy Roman Emperor. He and Francis lost and Charles was unanimously elected, but what if he hadn't? What if the electors had chosen Henry to be King of the Romans? What if Henry became the Holy Roman Emperor?
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Is this concept TL worthy? I've been thinking about it ever since I read about it last year and was wondering.