It is Britain's destiny to rule the World

It is Britain's destiny to rule the World


Draft of Chapter 1:Columbus and Henry VII
On 1491, Columbus was called by Henry VII to London to discuss about the route to the east, on January, 1492 Columbus arrives in London to discuss his own plans and Henry VII decides to give the expedition a go even if the actual funding for an exploration was scarce.


My basic idea is Henry VII funds the columbus exploration in order to monopolize wool, eastern trade and cod fishing which leads to the Stuarts starting an immense empire.

Any reactions? thoughts?
 
Apart from being a few years earlier, what would Columbus have done that Cabot's voyage in 1497 did not ? Especially as the latter was arguably the first to reach the American mainland.
 
Apart from being a few years earlier, what would Columbus have done that Cabot's voyage in 1497 did not ? Especially as the latter was arguably the first to reach the American mainland.
I think it would have been identical but the difference is that it is just the first funded expedition leads to the mainland.
 
Will he not suffer the same ignominy as Cabot
"Your Majesty. Mr Cabot has returned from his voyage to the fabled Indies"
"Wonderful. Welcome back Mr Cabot. How was your voyage? Have you brought back much gold? Lots and lots of gold, yes, Mr Cabot. And spices, your ships are surely gunnel deep , laden with spices. And rich silks. Did you bring me back any pearls?"
"Uh, well, no, your Majesty. None of those things"
"What! None of them. Well, what HAVE you brought back, then. It had better be good."
"Uh, fish , Your Majesty.
"FISH ?"
"Yes, your Majesty. Cod Fish. They are wondrous abundant there"
"I send you to the Indies for gold and spices , and you bring back..... fish. Take him out of my sight. Do I not have enough problems with that traitor Perkin Warbeck, without imbecile Italians bringing back fish from the Indies. We'll send no more ships on fools errands"

He didn't either.

150 years later the Grand Banks fishery was thought fighting wars over, but when you are expecting gold and spices, and you get fish, it's somehow just not the same.

What is needed is for an early navigator to be blown southward and landfall on the Mexican mainland. That's where the exciting sruff is.
 
Will he not suffer the same ignominy as Cabot
"Your Majesty. Mr Cabot has returned from his voyage to the fabled Indies"
"Wonderful. Welcome back Mr Cabot. How was your voyage? Have you brought back much gold? Lots and lots of gold, yes, Mr Cabot. And spices, your ships are surely gunnel deep , laden with spices. And rich silks. Did you bring me back any pearls?"
"Uh, well, no, your Majesty. None of those things"
"What! None of them. Well, what HAVE you brought back, then. It had better be good."
"Uh, fish , Your Majesty.
"FISH ?"
"Yes, your Majesty. Cod Fish. They are wondrous abundant there"
"I send you to the Indies for gold and spices , and you bring back..... fish. Take him out of my sight. Do I not have enough problems with that traitor Perkin Warbeck, without imbecile Italians bringing back fish from the Indies. We'll send no more ships on fools errands"

He didn't either.

150 years later the Grand Banks fishery was thought fighting wars over, but when you are expecting gold and spices, and you get fish, it's somehow just not the same.

What is needed is for an early navigator to be blown southward and landfall on the Mexican mainland. That's where the exciting sruff is.
But it was expedition years after Columbus that explored the Americas and found the gold, there wasn't gold and spices (yet) in Carribean.
 
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That is true, but the expectation of those financing the voyages was that there was. After all Columbus thought he was sailing to India. Everyone knew that there was gold and spices in India (the east Indies). After all the Portuguese were already trading there, sailing eastward. Columbus planned to reach the same place sailing westward. He just didn't allow for a honking continent being in the way.

And, when he did reach the west Indies, he saw gold earrings that the natives wore (and snaffled some to take back as proof) . And the natives told him of islands rich in gold.

So he did have some gold to bring back, and elaborated stories of much much more.( And he still believed he had actually reached the east Indies)

Cabot had fish.
 
Yeah. Best case scenario is "That's very nice. Here's the minimum I can get away with paying you. Now go away and do something useful."


It might not provoke royal irritation, but it certainly won't inspire royal patronage.
 
Perhaps a set of coincidences might help - as well as Cabot/Columbus doing better than OTL Cabot? Cabot/Columbus gets sent to the New World and sees Newfoundland with all the fish, and lands on the mainland and trades for fur with natives. A month or two before he gets back to England the Danes show up in Iceland and kick the English merchants out (the Danes had no need of the fish, but occasionally kicked non-Danish merchants out from Iceland - Iceland did not like this). Then Henry VII has a better reason to fund exploration of the New World, fur and fish which is not Danish. Although I'm not sure how valuable furs were at this point.

Anyway, it might help.
 
Cong back to the OP

My basic idea is Henry VII funds the columbus exploration in order to monopolize wool, eastern trade and cod fishing which leads to the Stuarts starting an immense empire.

Not sure why wool would be a big deal in the New World, but certainly England would be in a good position to leverage that. Cod fishing, no, England had lots of fishing much nearer to hand , for the next hundred years or so. Eastern trade ? Have to go round Cape Horn for that, not going to happen.

But, immense Stuart Empire. Like that.

To get an immense Stuart empire, the early English navigators have to go further south than Cabot. Set off westward from Spain, and, with a LOT of luck, the prevailing trade winds will blow you southward and westward, into the Caribbean. Columbus wasn't actually much of a navigator, a tree trunk would likely have ended up in the same place. But, set off from England, and the prevailing winds will blow you north and east. No good, until you are out of head winds, and then you're so far north that all you will find is ice. And those damn fish.

So, *Cabot, or *Columbus needs to go South, A long way south.

So, maybe

*Columbus gets disillusioned with being brushed off in Spain. Decides to try England, which had some reputation as a seafaring land.

Wanders down to the docks in Bristol (London would probably work). Gets drunk (as you do) , talks to other drunken seamen.

Now, the English sailors of the day did actually know a fair bit about what things were like out in the Western Ocean. Basically , to sum up in one word, 'crap'. They knew about Greenland (and Iceland) because of the whale fishery (quite big thing in England). And some knew, or at least had heard, that there was yet more ice and desolate uselessness west of Greenland. Nothing there except ice, shipwreck, savages and death. Oh, and fish.

So, Columbus gets one of those brainwaves that happen when a bunch of drunken people are talking.

"Go west from here , and all you find is ice. And fish. Thash no good. King wantsh gold. N spices. But the Portuguese , they got to India. They had to go WAY south. Kept going a little bit south , n trying to go east, ran into wasteland. Had to go way way south. I reckon (pause to refill), where whash I, of yeah I reckon, that there's a honkin big ocean way down south, goes right the way round the world. The Portuguese, they went south got to that ocean, turned east , got round the wastelands. I reckon , I reckon, that if I go way south too, and then turn west, instead of east, I'll end up in the Indies too. N get all the gold, n spice, n stuff, that the King wants. N get rich. Eastern maidens, too, get laid n all".

Of course, everyone being well drunk by now, they all agree. Wonderful idea.

*Cabot or *Columbus heads off to the King as soon as his hangover abates. King thinks it sounds vaguely sensible, and anyway , sailormen are dispensable and cheap. Go for it.

SO *Cabot/*Columbus sails south. If he sails as far south as the Cape of Good Hope, then turns west , he'll (without trying) pick up the south easterly trade winds that will blow him north and west, straight to either Brazil/Venezuela , or the Caribbean.

Getting back, he's in the hands of God. If he keeps heading north he can pick up the prevailing westerlies (the same ones that are problematic if setting out from England and trying to go due west). If he tries to go back the way he came, well, good luck with that.But if he makes it, King Henry may be well pleased. And a whole bunch of English seafarers will be fitting out ships as fast as they can.

Great empires have been founded before now on less.
 
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Columbus and Henry VII
On 1490, The Danish fisherment decides to block the English fishermen from taking advantage of their fishing grounds causing the English Fisherment to consider other routes.

On 1491, Columbus was called by Henry VII to London to discuss about the route to the east, on January, 1492 Columbus arrives in London to discuss his own plans and Henry VII decides to give the expedition a go even if the actual funding for an exploration was scarce, the intents of Henry VII was in order to monopolize the Cod fishing, Wool and the Eastern Exploration.

On February, Columbus with an English crew was able to sail using the ships Mary, Elisabeth and Margaret, the crew were very delighted to sail to Asia and find new lands, the crew were able to land first in Greenland where they stopped for a few months.

Columbus in the ships Mary, Elisabeth and Margaret went back to sailing to the new world which means Columbus would be sailing again to the new world trying to find the route to China and the Indies.

After a long sailing, Columbus was able to find a new land which he mistakes as the Indies but rather it is a place that has the same climate as England.

There he finds natives that are quite hostile to outsiders which at first they found discouraging but they found out that the people were able to communicate peacefully with the people of the new land, the people they met are the people who call themselves as Beothuk, Columbus realized that the place they landed is not the land they call as the Indies nor Cathay but a new land that is very different from what they have known, they don't know about the place, aside from that it has been found out that this is the place where cod can be easily captured, the river near the island was name Columbia and the island where they landed has been named Columbia, the Columbia River Valley and the land where Columbia flows is called Henricia.

Columbus later found out about an old European settlement in Columbia where in the Vikings arrived earlier and found some riches in the ruins and aside from that he finds out that cod comes from that area so it made him serious to establish a colony there.

Columbus sailed back to England along with some of the people that accompanied him to tell Henry VII of the good news of a new land named Henricia and Columbia.

The time that Columbus arrived, Henry VII welcomed him at his own palace in London and told him of the new lands, Henry VII said that the new lands can be used in the fishing cod and fur trading which he believes will restore the money in England, Columbus said that they were not the first to colonize the area, an earlier expedition had been made but it never survived, Henry VII told Columbus to keep the things about that a secret, to guard that secret, he told Columbus that his crew should remain in the colony with the exception of him.

Columbus came back to claim the lands of Columbia and Henricia for Henry VII on 1493 and meet back his comrades there, and came back with settlers from England who would reinforce the English rule to Columbia and Henricia which is now a colony of the English, however initially the natives proved to be hostile to the new settlers and also this would mean that England would be producing more wool to trade to the other countries, like France and the Holy Roman Empire.

In the meantime, Arthur, Prince of Wales is betrothed to Catherine of Aragon, however at that time the parts of Columbia and Henricia that are controlled by England were incorporated into a new colony named New England the mainland parts are called Henricia and the Columbia parts are called simply as Columbia, whose initial settlers have been growing as the years go by, the settlers found out that the native population are not immunized to their sickness and that the native population is starting to be more hospitable as time goes by, Arthur felt that England would be one of the richest countries in Europe due to the discovery of the new lands.
 
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katchen

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Columbus and Henry VII
On 1490, The Danish fisherment decides to block the English fishermen from taking advantage of their fishing grounds causing the English Fisherment to consider other routes.

On 1491, Columbus was called by Henry VII to London to discuss about the route to the east, on January, 1492 Columbus arrives in London to discuss his own plans and Henry VII decides to give the expedition a go even if the actual funding for an exploration was scarce, the intents of Henry VII was in order to monopolize the Cod fishing, Wool and the Eastern Exploration.

On February, Columbus with an English crew was able to sail using the ships Mary, Elisabeth and Margaret, the crew were very delighted to sail to Asia and find new lands, the crew were able to land first in Greenland where they stopped for a few months.

Columbus in the ships Mary, Elisabeth and Margaret went back to sailing to the new world which means Columbus would be sailing again to the new world trying to find the route to China and the Indies.

After a long sailing, Columbus was able to find a new land which he mistakes as the Indies but rather it is a place that has the same climate as England.

There he finds natives that are quite hostile to outsiders which at first they found discouraging but they found out that the people were able to communicate peacefully with the people of the new land, the people they met are the people who call themselves as Beothuk, Columbus realized that the place they landed is not the land they call as the Indies nor Cathay but a new land that is very different from what they have known, they don't know about the place, aside from that it has been found out that this is the place where cod can be easily captured, the river near the island was name Columbia and the island where they landed has been named Columbia, the Columbia River Valley and the land where Columbia flows is called Henricia.

Columbus later found out about an old European settlement in Columbia where in the Vikings arrived earlier and found some riches in the ruins and aside from that he finds out that cod comes from that area so it made him serious to establish a colony there.

Columbus sailed back to England along with some of the people that accompanied him to tell Henry VII of the good news of a new land named Henricia and Columbia.

The time that Columbus arrived, Henry VII welcomed him at his own palace in London and told him of the new lands, Henry VII said that the new lands can be used in the fishing cod and fur trading which he believes will restore the money in England, Columbus said that they were not the first to colonize the area, an earlier expedition had been made but it never survived, Henry VII told Columbus to keep the things about that a secret, to guard that secret, he told Columbus that his crew should remain in the colony with the exception of him.

Columbus came back to claim the lands of Columbia and Henricia for Henry VII on 1493 and meet back his comrades there, and came back with settlers from England who would reinforce the English rule to Columbia and Henricia which is now a colony of the English, however initially the natives proved to be hostile to the new settlers and also this would mean that England would be producing more wool to trade to the other countries, like France and the Holy Roman Empire.

In the meantime, Arthur, Prince of Wales is betrothed to Catherine of Aragon, however at that time the parts of Columbia and Henricia that are controlled by England were incorporated into a new colony named New England the mainland parts are called Henricia and the Columbia parts are called simply as Columbia, whose initial settlers have been growing as the years go by, the settlers found out that the native population are not immunized to their sickness and that the native population is starting to be more hospitable as time goes by, Arthur felt that England would be one of the richest countries in Europe due to the discovery of the new lands.
This is a good TL based on the assumption that 1492 was Columbus's FIRST voyage to the New World. At http://www.cristobalcolondeibiza.com/eng/eng04.htm , there is intriguing evidence that 1492 was NOT the first time Columbus sailed to the New World. Based on a number of statements of Christopher Columbus's, there is evidence that he sailed in 1477 on a voyage of discovery organized by King Christian I of Denmark from Norway which reached, from Columbus's descriptions, Baffin Bay, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
So we would expect Columbus, sailing to the New World from and for England to either pick up where he left off and try to work his way down the "Terranova" coast to "Cipangu" and the Indies or to try the southern route, using the newly discovered trade winds off Morocco and Cape Bojador.
Which poses a problem for Columbus, even if this is his first voyage, but he wants to try the Southern route. Sailing for Spain, Columbus can resupply at the Spanish ruled Canary Islands. If Columbus sails for Portugal, he can resupply at the Cape Verde Islands. But if he sails for England, he can do neither and risks having his crew starve, die of dehydration from running out of water, or mutiny and turn back out of fear of either one (which is more likely).
Unless Columbus finds ANOTHER place to take on more supplies. Fortunately, there is such a place--which will undoubtedly insist on sending along some crew which will report back. And that is the Emirate of Morocco, which England has good relations with at that time, I believe.So by sailing for England, Columbus may also be opening up the New World to Morocco and Islam. Talk about unanticipated consequences!:(:eek:
And if Columbus takes the Northern route, he will get farther and farther south along the American eastern seaboard. If he's lucky, he will bring back something almost as valuable as gold or spices: furs. Beaver pelts. Which at this point in time, Denmark, marketing Russia's furs has a monopoly on. A much better payoff than he would get sailing for Spain.:) Or for England on the Southern route. Unless he and his "barbary pirates" make it all the way to the Nahautl or Mayan lands on the first voyage.
 
This is a good TL based on the assumption that 1492 was Columbus's FIRST voyage to the New World. At http://www.cristobalcolondeibiza.com/eng/eng04.htm , there is intriguing evidence that 1492 was NOT the first time Columbus sailed to the New World. Based on a number of statements of Christopher Columbus's, there is evidence that he sailed in 1477 on a voyage of discovery organized by King Christian I of Denmark from Norway which reached, from Columbus's descriptions, Baffin Bay, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
So we would expect Columbus, sailing to the New World from and for England to either pick up where he left off and try to work his way down the "Terranova" coast to "Cipangu" and the Indies or to try the southern route, using the newly discovered trade winds off Morocco and Cape Bojador.
Which poses a problem for Columbus, even if this is his first voyage, but he wants to try the Southern route. Sailing for Spain, Columbus can resupply at the Spanish ruled Canary Islands. If Columbus sails for Portugal, he can resupply at the Cape Verde Islands. But if he sails for England, he can do neither and risks having his crew starve, die of dehydration from running out of water, or mutiny and turn back out of fear of either one (which is more likely).
Unless Columbus finds ANOTHER place to take on more supplies. Fortunately, there is such a place--which will undoubtedly insist on sending along some crew which will report back. And that is the Emirate of Morocco, which England has good relations with at that time, I believe.So by sailing for England, Columbus may also be opening up the New World to Morocco and Islam. Talk about unanticipated consequences!:(:eek:
And if Columbus takes the Northern route, he will get farther and farther south along the American eastern seaboard. If he's lucky, he will bring back something almost as valuable as gold or spices: furs. Beaver pelts. Which at this point in time, Denmark, marketing Russia's furs has a monopoly on. A much better payoff than he would get sailing for Spain.:) Or for England on the Southern route. Unless he and his "barbary pirates" make it all the way to the Nahautl or Mayan lands on the first voyage.
What I am planning is for Spain to try to continue the reconquista in Northern Africa before trying to get the New World, but I think it would be Portugal that discovers Aztecs and Incas first.

I am planning for Incas and Mayans to pull a Congo with Portugal, but I am planning to go for a scenario similar to OTL for Aztecs.
 

katchen

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What I am planning is for Spain to try to continue the reconquista in Northern Africa before trying to get the New World, but I think it would be Portugal that discovers Aztecs and Incas first.

I am planning for Incas and Mayans to pull a Congo with Portugal, but I am planning to go for a scenario similar to OTL for Aztecs.
Are you sure Spain can conquer Morocco? And how will Spain defeat Barbarossa, the Turkish naval genius in your TL, which is a prerequisite if Spain is even to hang onto Algiers, Oran, Tunis and Tripoli?
And if Spain DOES defeat the Ottomans, won't the Eastern Mediterranean beginning with Egypt and Greece and the Holy Land look more profitable for Spain than the New World? At least at first? And also Songhai in Africa where there is known to be a great deal of gold?
 
One problem. Columbus. He was all about fame, glory and sailing. Which is why when he docked in Lisbon in OTL he told everyone about it. So him keeping a secret that big is just impossible.
 
One problem. Columbus. He was all about fame, glory and sailing. Which is why when he docked in Lisbon in OTL he told everyone about it. So him keeping a secret that big is just impossible.
He even finds about Vinland failed colony but he told Henry VIII, that it is a secret however Spain will find out about the new world from the friends of Columbus.

Are you sure Spain can conquer Morocco? And how will Spain defeat Barbarossa, the Turkish naval genius in your TL, which is a prerequisite if Spain is even to hang onto Algiers, Oran, Tunis and Tripoli?
And if Spain DOES defeat the Ottomans, won't the Eastern Mediterranean beginning with Egypt and Greece and the Holy Land look more profitable for Spain than the New World? At least at first? And also Songhai in Africa where there is known to be a great deal of gold?
They try but Fail...I will have the Spanish focus on Africa and Mexico, the Portuguese would still gain Congo as a Protectorate along with Inca and Maya.
 
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The Rest of Europe
Meanwhile on 1491, in Portugal, Isabella of Aragon warned her husband of a possible death on horse, he does ride and fall but was made disabled by the fall and not able to walk causing Isabella of Aragon to instead do the duties of the King of Portugal instead most of the time instead of the King.

Isabella gives birth to a son named Miguel in January 4, 1492, the marriage was very much celebrated in Portugal, after the birth of Miguel she always visited her mother Isabella of Castile in Castile, making Isabella more busy in taking care of her daughter and grand son's affairs, a few years pass Isabella would give birth to a daughter named Blanca on June 4, 1493.
Anne of Brittany went into labour on the night of 10 October 1492 and was swiftly attended to by the royal doctors and midwives. With her was Charles who, much to the annoyance of those around, soon lost his calm due to anxiety. However, all went well, and at 4 o'clock in the morning, the Queen gave birth to a robust and well-formed boy who was automatically Dauphin of France, he is named as Charles Orlando.

Rousillon, having been pledged as collateral to Louis for 300,000 crowns, was occupied by French troops until 1492, when Charles VIII evacuated the region as part of a settlement with the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon, Isabella I and Ferdinand II which includes the marriage of Germaine de Foix to Juan of Asturias, however a few years would the marriage between Juan of Asturias and Germaine would be possible, Juan of Asturias dies of consumption on 1494 so Germaine was betrothed to Miguel of Portugal instead.

In 1496, Joanna of Aragon, at the age of sixteen, was betrothed to Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy (titular), in the region of Flanders in the Low Countries. Philip's parents were Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife, Duchess Mary of Burgundy. The marriage was one of a set of family alliances between the Habsburgs and the Trastámaras designed to strengthen both against growing French power. Joanna entered a proxy marriage at the Palacio de los Vivero in the city of Valladolid, Castile (her parents had secretly married there in 1469). In August 1496 Joanna left from the port of Laredo in northern Spain on the Atlantic's Bay of Biscay. She would not see her siblings again afterwards. Joanna began her journey to Flanders in the Low Countries, which consisted of parts of the present day Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, and Germany, on 22 August 1496. The formal marriage took place on 20 October 1496 in Lier, north of present day Brussels. Between 1498 and 1507, she gave birth to six children.

On 1494, John the Good of Opole was able to meet Bianca Maria of Sforza, the girl betrothed to Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire was very attractive and he wanted heirs so he decided that Bianca Maria of Sforza would be his alone and not the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, so he married her cancelling her betrothal to Maximilian I, which gave him the anger of Maximilian I but it enabled the future unification of the Duchy of Opole, Bianca Maria Sforza gave birth to a son on June 4, 1495 named Bolko who inherited the united Duchy of Opole, who would also later marry Catherine, the daughter of Sigismund the Old of Poland from his mistress, Catherine of Ochstat.

In 1496, Margaret of Austria married Philibert II, Duke of Savoy as a move that harrasses Charles VIII after she was scorned by his marriage with Anne of Brittany, Margaret of Austria gives birth to a son named Amadeo on May 4, 1498.

Miguel of Portugal and Germaine de Foix were married on July 4, 1509 establishing the peace treaty between France and the two Kingdoms of France and Spain, the marriage was in order to enable good relations between France and the future United Iberia to not to sour again, one of the conditions of the marriage is the transfer of the Neapolitan claims of France and to Germaine and the restitution of Navarre to Henry II of Navarre, who in 1509 married Catherine of Aragon as well and aside from that Blanca of Portugal, the sister of Miguel of Portugal is betrothed to Charles Orlando of France.



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If miguel dies, there will be a war of Spanish succession between France and the Habsburgs just earlier.
 
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Scotland and England

On 1500, Columbus had publicized about the lands that he had already conquer for Henry VII.

On the 2nd of April 1502, Arthur, Prince of Wales and heir to the English throne died of tuberculosis and left his younger brother Henry his right of succession. However, Henry had contracted his brother's tuberculosis and himself died on November 4, 1503. Per the terms of the England-Scotland Treaty of Perpetual Peace of 1502, Margaret Tudor and James IV of Scotland were married August 8, 1503 just as it seemed inevitable that Henry would die. During December of that same year, James was called down to London by Henry VII so that he could discuss the impending succession, Prince Henry died on 1502 shortly after his sickness causing Catherine of Aragon to leave with her dowry and remarry someone else, Catherine of Aragon quickly remarried after the death of her husband's brother, Catherine of Aragon was married to Henry II of Navarre on 1509,

A year after the death of Prince Henry, Queen Margaret of Scotland gave birth to a son named Henry, named after her father on June 4, 1504.

James arrived in time for Christmas celebrations in the English capital and was received lavishly by his soon-to-be subjects. Here, Edmund Dudley, the elected Speaker of the English House of Commons, explained Henry's decisions. First, he reasoned that if the two crowns were to be united, for however brief a period of time, it would not be safe for a woman to have the throne and so James had to receive the crown himself, rather than Margaret. Furthermore, the King promised to not undermine James' position by trying to create more male heirs. Henry of course lied and tried half-heartedly to make another heir but his failure ensured that James was none the wiser of this betrayal.

Before James returned to Scotland, Dudley sent with him some nobles and messengers through which the two were to correspond with over the topic of the succession. The nobles sent back with him to Scotland helped prepare the future King of England, whilst Dudley continued to offer his council over his letters. On March 24, 1509, King Henry VII died of tuberculosis at Richmond Palace and later that same day, James was proclaimed King of England in London.

Edmund Dudley, who was starting to grow out of favor in the Royal Court, sent a letter almost immediately to James, informing him that he was now King of England and was to return immediately to London for his coronation. In the early days of April, James gave his final speech at the Scottish Houses of Parliament, promising to return every three years. Circumstance however brought him back here far more often than that. In any case, April 5, 1509, James began his journey to London and a new age in the history of the Isles began and at that time he learned about the colonies of the country that he recently inherited and saw their potential and decided that he would strengthen the colonies that were established by his father in law.

At this time Catherine of Austria is betrothed to Henry, Duke of Cornwall, Wales and Rothesay.

James dreamt that his nation would be one of the most powerful nation and he said
“It is Britain's destiny to rule the world”
“Britaniae Est Imperare Orbi Universo”

In the meanwhile, the secret of England and Scotland's new wealth has been leaked to Castile, France and Portugal.
 

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Blanche of Portugal

The two women

Branca of Portugal(Branca de Portugal) set of to France in 1510 as well as Catherine of Austria who is about to set to England, at this time the discovery of the new lands were spread as a rumor.

Branca of Portugal has the land of Rousillon her own dowry, her mother had been hated for expelling the jews from Portugal, but now she has been hated by the Catalans in France due to the transfer of Rousillon to France.

Germaine de Foix suddenly gives birth to a son on 1510, which she names as John, named after her own father in Foix.

On May 5, 1511, Branca of Portugal(Branca de Portugal) arrived in Paris where she met her husband, Charles Orlando of France, she spoke perfect french when she arrived in Portugal.

Branca married Charles Orlando on the Saint Denis Cathedral on January 4, 1512, she was renamed Blanche of Portugal, the King of France along with the messengers of the King of Portugal attended the wedding of Blanche of Portugal, however this means something else, she told her husband that her dowry has been increased and Rousillon and Val De Aran, the disputed lands between France and Spain are one of it, Branca has been renamed as Blanche de Avis/Blanche de Portugal or Blanche of Portugal on her wedding.

After the wedding Blanche and Charles Orlando talked about their policy and Blanche told that her mother expelled the Jews once her father became disabled and she made a pogrom against the Jews which her father lamented, Blanche told Charles Orlando to expel the Jews that reentered France which included the Shaudit speakers in Provence, Charles Orlando quite hesitated about it, the lead maid of Anne of Brittany at that time was the english woman named Anne Boleyn who Blanche sent to her brother Miguel of Portugal because Blanche hated Anne Boleyn with a passion, Anne Boleyn became a mistress of Miguel of Portugal.

Blanche gave birth to a son she named Ferdinand on June 18, 1512, who would marry Joanna of Navarre, the daughter of Catherine of Aragon and Henry II of Navarre, the only heir of Navarre.

the other children of Anne of Brittany and Charles VIII were Claude(b. June 4, 1498) and Renee(b. October 4, 1502), Anne of Brittany is still wanting her duchy of Brittany to split from France at least as an appanage so she continued to hope for another son, which will never happen.

The arrival of Catherine of Austria on the October of 1511 was celebrated in England, she thought she would not arrive on England but her arrival was very exciting for her the marriage was made immediately made on November 5, 1511.

At this time Miguel is now planning for an expedition to gain colonies in the New World just like the English are doing.​
 
The two sons of Joanna la Loca are only ruling Netherlands and Austria respectively, Austria still gains Bohemia by marriage, Franche Comte and Charolais became a part of Savoy's domains, this aborts any chance of the Habsburgs of Dominance in Europe.
 
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