Hey guys,
I'm doing a little side TL in which England and Denmark-Norway unite under a single monarch then eventually a political union, and also where Scotland and Sweden unite (albeit 'accidentally'.)
I'll give the backstory so you can understand the TL a bit better so you can get a view of the world:
Queen Elizabeth I marries King Frederick II and they have offspring, none of which marry James VI of Scotland. James VI marries Princess Sigrid of Sweden, daughter of the previous King of Sweden, Eric XIV. They have 4 children, 2 of which die at the ages of 13 and 11 of smallpox. After James VI dies his son Henry takes the crown with his Queen Amalia Hedwig of Neuburg. Henry I however has one major problem, he is infertile. By the ages of 60 the couple had no children, Henry didn't even have any illegitimate children. 5 years after Henry and Amalia married Henry's his younger sister Princess Anna had married Prince Gustavus of Sweden. She died during childbirth, it was the birth of her fifth child by Gustavus. When Henry died in 1649 there was a succession crisis; the only viable heirs were 4 princesses and King John IV of Sweden. After Mary, Queen of Scots Scotland was wary of a Queen again, and so it seemed the only option for Scottish Parliament was King John IV, who 2 months later was crowned King John II of Scotland.
Right I've gotten the back-story out of the way. Now how possible is all this? Without any other heirs apart from King Frederick I of England and his few relatives who are distantly related.
Also how would this affect the economies of both nations? The culture? And also the most important IMO at this point in world history how would the colonization of the Americas go?
Please discuss
