Ak-84
Banned
Lets say when the last non-Italian pope before John Paul II, Adrian VI dies in 1523, he is replaced not by Clement VII, but by another non-Italian, Cardinal Wolsey.
Wolsey selects the name Adrian VII, in honour of his two predessesors, Adrian VI and Adrian IV, the only Englishman to have this post.
How would this change history. Perhaps their is no break with Rome, since he grants Henry VIII dispensation. And will he fight Luther more vigourously, perhaps by beginning to clear the Church's corruption.
And England which is firmly papist, perhaps Protestantism is restricted to Germany only. On the other hand, no Great Britaina and thus no United Kingdom, as there is no reconcilliation with Scotland, which in OTL happened due to the shared protestant faith. Or perhaps the link would be witgh Ireland, and England would support Mary Queen of Scots in Scotland, leading to Scotland being being what Ireland was in the OTL United Kingdom.
The most Catholic and United Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland.
Wolsey selects the name Adrian VII, in honour of his two predessesors, Adrian VI and Adrian IV, the only Englishman to have this post.
How would this change history. Perhaps their is no break with Rome, since he grants Henry VIII dispensation. And will he fight Luther more vigourously, perhaps by beginning to clear the Church's corruption.
And England which is firmly papist, perhaps Protestantism is restricted to Germany only. On the other hand, no Great Britaina and thus no United Kingdom, as there is no reconcilliation with Scotland, which in OTL happened due to the shared protestant faith. Or perhaps the link would be witgh Ireland, and England would support Mary Queen of Scots in Scotland, leading to Scotland being being what Ireland was in the OTL United Kingdom.
The most Catholic and United Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland.