So, I've done threads on this before, but thought I'd create a new thread, to set the ground running for a future timeline I'm planning on this.
Here's some of my thoughts:
Pod: Isabella of Mar does not die in childbirth, and therefore remains Robert the Bruce's wife. She and Robert go onto have more children. The consequences of this include Robert potentially having adult sons to help fight during the war of independence against England, and also not having a marriage to Elizabeth de Burgh.
His children with Isabella of Mar:
Marjorie (b.1296)
Robert (b.1298)
Isabella (b.1301)
David (b.1304)
Margaret (b.1307)
Alexander (b.1310)
Now, my query for you all is this: with this scenario set before you, what do you think would be the most interesting thing to explore and see?
Who might be considered potential marriages for Robert's children? I imagine during the war for independence, he'd use Marjorie and Robert and Isabella to build support for his cause. Marjorie to Walter Stewart makes sense, but what about Robert and Isabella?
Is it considered outlandish for Robert junior to be fighting at Bannockburn in 1314? Might we see Robert's children with Isabella protected un the Earldom of Mar, given the familial ties?
And what should become of Elizabeth de Burgh?
Here's some of my thoughts:
Pod: Isabella of Mar does not die in childbirth, and therefore remains Robert the Bruce's wife. She and Robert go onto have more children. The consequences of this include Robert potentially having adult sons to help fight during the war of independence against England, and also not having a marriage to Elizabeth de Burgh.
His children with Isabella of Mar:
Marjorie (b.1296)
Robert (b.1298)
Isabella (b.1301)
David (b.1304)
Margaret (b.1307)
Alexander (b.1310)
Now, my query for you all is this: with this scenario set before you, what do you think would be the most interesting thing to explore and see?
Who might be considered potential marriages for Robert's children? I imagine during the war for independence, he'd use Marjorie and Robert and Isabella to build support for his cause. Marjorie to Walter Stewart makes sense, but what about Robert and Isabella?
Is it considered outlandish for Robert junior to be fighting at Bannockburn in 1314? Might we see Robert's children with Isabella protected un the Earldom of Mar, given the familial ties?
And what should become of Elizabeth de Burgh?