March 1519-August 1519
March 1519: Baby Alfonso of England dies in his sleep after catching cold. Catherine of Aragon is devastated and goes into a deep depression. Having landed in Spain, Catherine is locked in her rooms. Joanna and Queen Isabella try to comfort the grieving mother. Rumors fly that Catherine has lost her mind like her sister did.

April 1519: Catherine declares that she must return to England at once. She tells everyone God is punishing her for her sin of leaving her husband. She sets off to England with baby John. Francis, Count of Angouleme marries his pregnant mistress, Diane de Poitiers. She will give birth to a daughter, named Louise to appease Francis’ mother, who was unhappy with the match.

May 1519: Isabella, Queen of Castile and Aragon gives birth to a daughter named Catalina after her aunt, whom she pitted. Speaking of Catherine, she arrives and mets her husband. Mary Boleyn, heavily pregnant, who has become the head woman at court, suggests to Henry that he should send Catherine on a pilgrimage. He agrees and Catherine departs.

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Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile and Aragon

June 1519: Eleanor, Queen of Portugal gives birth to a sickly son named Ferdinand. Isabella, Queen of Denmark, her sister, gives birth to a stillborn son. Mary Boleyn gives birth to a daughter, Anne Fitzroy.

July 1519: Charles V’s mistress, Maria Johanna, gives birth to a healthy daughter named Margaret. This celebration prompts Charles to consummate his marriage to Empress Beatrice, who has matured and seems ready for childbirth.

August 1519: Infanta Catalina, King Ferdinand’s sister is betrothed to the widowed Charles III, Duke of Savoy. Joanna, Duchess of Suffolk returns to England, having seen all her children by her first husband settled.
 
September-November 1519
September 1519: Ferdinand of Portugal dies, but Queen Eleanor of Portugal quickly falls pregnant again, as does Queen Isabella of Denmark. Queen Katherine of England, like her nieces, becomes pregnant too. However, Empress Beatrice did not fall pregnant, apparently, she had not begun the process of menstruation yet. Charles is secretly relieved. Joanna, Duchess of Suffolk dies of the sweating sickness and is buried in a magnificent funeral paid for by her sister and brother-in-law. Charles Brandon, who had truly loved Joanna and certainly had treated her much better than her first husband did, is near-broken with grief and even swears a vow of celibacy.

October 1519: Infanta Catalina is shipped off to Savoy. Renee of France marries the Prince of Wales in another proxy ceremony. Martin Luther starts up a debate regarding papal authority, quickly becoming very controversial. Katherine thinks of him as a heretic. Spain invades Barbados, and the very young Cosimo de' Medici, heir to the Duke of Florence is betrothed to Princess Cecily of England. Leonora d'Este, daughter of the recently deceased Lucrezia Borgia, is betrothed to Prince John of England. England is ravaged by the sweating sickness again, killing many, including the Earl of Surrey, Thomas Howard.

November 1519: Henry VIII falls from his horse after a jousting accident, suffering a minor injury. He survives, but abstains from jousting. Queen Katherine devotedly nurses her husband through his illness. Diane de Poitiers, Countess of Angouleme dies of a miscarriage.
 
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September 1519: Ferdinand of Portugal dies, but Queen Eleanor of Portugal quickly falls pregnant again, as does Queen Isabella of Denmark. Queen Katherine of England, like her nieces, becomes pregnant too. However, Empress Beatrice did not fall pregnant, apparently, she had not begun the process of menstruation yet. Charles is secretly relieved. Joanna, Duchess of Suffolk dies of the sweating sickness and is buried in a magnificent funeral paid for by her sister and brother-in-law. Charles Brandon, who had truly loved Joanna and certainly had treated her much better than her first husband did, is near-broken with grief and even swears a vow of celibacy.

October 1519: Infanta Catalina is shipped off to Savoy. Renee of France marries the Prince of Wales in another proxy ceremony. Martin Luther starts up a debate regarding papal authority, quickly becoming very controversial. Katherine thinks of him as a heretic. Spain invades Barbados, and the very young Cosimo de' Medici, heir to the Duke of Florence is betrothed to Princess Cecily of England. Leonora d'Este, daughter of the recently deceased Lucrezia Borgia, is betrothed to Prince John of England. England is ravaged by the sweating sickness again, killing many, including the Earl of Surrey, Thomas Howard.

November 1519: Henry VIII falls from his horse after a jousting accident, and his horse lands on top of his leg. Although he survives, his doctors have said that he will never be able to walk again, and is forced to be carried around by his servants. Queen Katherine devotedly nurses her husband through his illness. Diane de Poitiers, Countess of Angouleme dies of a miscarriage.
The whole Henry accident thing is a bit to similar to another timeline on this thread that happened to update yesterday with this exact story.
 
December 1519-August 1520
OOC: The last part in the previous post is non-canonical because it is too close to another story. For the sake of continuity, he suffered a minor injury.

December 1519: King Henry VIII, having fully recovered from his minor riding accident, resumes his affair with Lady Mary Boleyn, who is granted the title Countess of Pembroke. Poor Queen Catherine is heartbroken and visits Ludlow to see her son and future daughter-in-law, who are growing quite well.

January 1520: Regent Francis remarries to his former sister-in-law, Catherine of Navarre. Despite her rather old age (at 25), Francis finds her much more attractive than her sister. She is soon pregnant and will have a son named Henri, who is healthy.

February 1520: Infanta Catalina, the daughter of Isabella and Ferdinand dies of a seizure. Her parents mourn her death greatly. Her mother gives birth to a daughter named Juana.

March 1520: Eleanor, Queen of Portugal gives birth to a daughter named Manuela.

April 1520: Beatrice, Holy Roman Empress, finally becomes pregnant, though is distraught when she miscarries a son.

May 1520: Margaret Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland shocks the court by announcing she has married John Stewart, Duke of Albany.

June 1520: John, Crown Prince of Denmark dies.

July 1520: In Hungary, Queen Mary announces a pregnancy.

August 1520: Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England, gives birth to a daughter, Princess Catherine.
 
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The horse fell on top of his leg, but it's a MINOR riding accident ??? I shudder to think of what would be a MAJOR accident in your view. P.s. Isabella was pregnant too...
 
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English Family Tree
Henry VII of England (1457-1509) m. Elizabeth of York (1466-1503)

1a. Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486-1502) m. Catherine of Aragon (1485-)
  • had no issue
2a. Margaret of England (1489-) m. James IV of Scotland (1473-1517) m. John Stewart, Duke of Albany (1482-)
1a. James, Duke of Rothesay (1507-1508)​
2a. Stillborn Daughter (1508)​
3a. Arthur, Duke of Rothesay (1509-1510)​
4a. James, Duke of Rothesay (1512-1513)​
5a. Eleanor of Scotland (1513-)​
6a. John, Duke of Rothesay (1514-)​
7a. Miscarriage (1515)​
8a. Margaret of Scotland (1516-)​

3a. Henry VIII of England (1491-) m. Catherine of Aragon (1485-) r. Elizabeth Blount (1498 -) m. Mary Boleyn, Countess of Pembroke (1500-)
1a. Stillborn Daughter (1510)​
2a. Henry, Prince of Wales (1511-) m. Renee of France (1510-)​
3a. Miscarried Son (1511)​
4a. Elizabeth of England (1512-) m. Louis XIII of France (1512-)​
5a. Margaret of England (1513-)​
6a. Edward, Duke of York (1514-)​
7a. Mary of England (1516-)​
8b. Philippa Fitzroy (1516-)​
9a. Miscarriage (1516)​
10a. Cecily of England (1518 -)​
11b. Thomas Fitzroy, Earl of Rutland and March (1519–)​
12a. John, Duke of Richmond (1519-)​
13a. Alfonso, Duke of Somerset (1519-1519)​
14c. Anne Fitzroy (1519-)​
15a. Catherine of England (1520-)​

4a. Elizabeth of England (1492-1495)

5a. Mary of England (1496-1514) m. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-)
  • see Spanish tree
6a. Edmund, Duke of Somerset (1499-1500)

7a. Catherine of England (1503-1503)
 
Spanish Family Tree
Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1512) m. Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504) m. Germaine de Foix (1488 -)

1a. Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1470-1498) m. Alfonso, Prince of Portugal (1475-1491) m. Manuel I of Portugal (1469-1517)
1b. Miguel, Prince of Asturias (1498-1500)​

2a. Miscarried Son (1475)

3a. Juan, Prince of Asturias (1478-1497) m. Margaret of Austria (1480-)

1a. Stillborn Daughter (1497)​

4a. Juana I of Castile (1479-1519) -abdicated 1512- m. Philip, Duke of Burgundy (1478-1506) m. Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (1484-)
1a. Eleanor of Austria (1498 -) m. William I, Holy Roman Emperor (1494-1514) m. John III of Portugal (1502-)​

- see below
2a. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-) m. Mary of England (1496-1514) m. Anne of Hungary (1504-1517) m. Beatrice of Portugal (1504-) r. Maria.​
Johanna van der Gheynst (1505-)
1a. Stillborn Daughter (1514)​
2b. Philip of Austria (1517-1517)​
3d. Miscarriage (1518)​
4d. Margaret Habsburg (1519-)​
5c. Miscarried Son (1520)​
3a. Isabella of Austria (1501-) m. Christian II of Denmark (1481-)​
1a. John, Prince of Denmark (1517-1520)​
2a. Dorothea of Denmark (1518 -)​
3a. Stillborn Son (1519)​
4a. Ferdinand VI of Spain (1503-) m. Isabella of Portugal (1503-)​
1a. Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (1517-)​
2a. Isabella of Spain (1518 -)​
3a. Catalina of Spain (1519-1520)​
4a. Juana of Spain (1520-)​
5a. Mary of Austria (1505-) m. Louis II of Hungary (1516-)​
6a. Catherine of Austria (1507-) m. Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1486-)​
7b. Eleanor Brandon (1514-)​
8b. Margaret Brandon (1517-)​

5a. Maria of Aragon (1482-1516) m. Manuel I of Portugal (1469-1517)
1a. John III of Portugal (1502-) m. Eleanor of Austria (1498 -)​
1a. Miscarriage (1515)​
2a. Alfonso, Prince of Portugal (1516-)​

3a. Manuel of Portugal (1517-)

4a. Maria of Portugal (1518 -)

5a. Ferdinand of Portugal (1519-1520)
2a. Isabella of Portugal (1503-) m. Ferdinand VI of Spain (1503-)​

- see above
3a. Beatrice of Portugal (1504-) m. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-)​
4a. Luis, Duke of Beja (1506-)​
5a. Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda (1507-)​
6a. Alfonso of Portugal (1509-) -in Holy Orders-​
7a. Enrique of Portugal (1512-) -in Holy Orders-​
8a. Maria of Portugal (1513-)​
9a. Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515-)​
10a. Antonio of Portugal (1515-1516)​
11a. Miscarriage (1516)​

6a. Stillborn Daughter (1482)

7a. Catherine of Aragon (1485-) m. Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486-1502) m. Henry VIII of England (1491-)
  • see England
8b. Juan, Prince of Girona (1509-1509)
 
French Family Tree
Louis XII of France (1462-1512) m. Jeanne, Duchess of Berry (1464-1505) -annulled 1498- m. Anne, Duchess of Brittany (1477-1515)

1b. Claude of France (1499-1518) m. Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1486-)
1a. Stillborn Son (1517)​
2a. Claude of Savoy (1518 -)​

2b. Stillborn Son (1500)

3b. Stillborn Son (1503)

4b. Renee of France (1510-) m. Henry IX of England (1511-)

5b. Louis XIII of France (1512-) m. Elizabeth of England (1512-)

6b. Charles, Duke of Berry (1512-1513)

7b. Jean, Duke of Orleans (1513-1515)
 
September 1520 - September 1521
September 1520: Elizabeth Blount rekindles her affair with the king and falls pregnant again. Mary Boleyn is also pregnant, but Katherine no longer cares, as she herself is pregnant again (her churching period had lasted four weeks instead of the customary six). Margaret, Queen of Scotland announces a pregnancy. The king of Scotland, John, is betrothed to Maria of Portugal - daughter of Manuel I and Maria of Aragon. Queen Eleanor of Portugal is pregnant. Suleiman I succeeds his father as Sultan of the Ottoman empire. Sigismund, son of Sigismund the Old, is born.

October 1520: Empress Beatrice is pregnant again. Charles dotes upon her, especially as she had not really recovered well after the last miscarriage. The summit meeting now known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold, where the king of England met with the regent of France (and which had been delayed from June due to the child king's illness), cements the friendship after the 1514 Anglo-French treaty. Henry VIII loses in a wrestling match against Francis, but there is no hard feelings between them. This infuriates Charles, who tries to find a way to get into this party, so to say. He arranges his own summit meeting with his aunt and uncle, after he is crowned as king of Germany. Alessandro Farnese is born.

November 1520: Christian II of Denmark, having defeated the Swedes at Lake Asunden, retreats from the country after leaving behind regents. The surprisingly bloodless coup improves his reputation to the point where he can begin pushing through reforms which strengthen the rights of commoners against the nobility and clergy. Christian II's uncle, Duke Frederick of Holstein, dies in his sleep. His wife, Queen Isabella of Denmark, gives birth to a girl: Isabella of Denmark.

December 1520: Martin Luther burns a copy of the book of canon law. Alexandra Lisowka, later known as Roxelana, is given as a gift to Suleiman I to celebrate his accession, and the two are instantly smitten with each other. John III of Portugal creates the public mail service of Portugal. Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk falls ill. Anne Bassett, daughter of John Bassett and Honor Grenville, is born.

January 1521: The Duke of Suffolk recovers, but the concerned king does not allow him to return to court. Martin Luther, German priest, is excommunicated by Pope Leo X. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor opens the Diet of Worms in Germany, in which he summons Martin Luther. Henry VIII takes another mistress: Margaret "Madge" Shelton. Charles Brandon is suspected to have taken as a lover the courtier Elizabeth Carew, but it turns out such rumors are false, and it is in fact the king who romanced her. Queen Katherine, resigned to such infidelity, does not seem too upset.

February 1521: Castilian citizens rise up against the rule of Ferdinand, and large groups of rebels control Valladolid, Tordesillas and Toledo. The majority of Castilian social elites also help out, due to their mistrust of the king and his Portuguese bride. The anti-noble sentiments are very strong. Isabella, Queen of Castile and Aragon flees alongside her children, while her husband stays behind to fight. After a fight with Katherine, Henry VIII rekindles his affair with Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon.

March 1521: Maurice, heir to the Duke of Saxony is born. He is betrothed to Princess Catherine of England. John II, Duke of Cleves passes away, as does Pope Leo X. The new Duke of Cleves, John III, represents a conciliatory and compensatory attitude during what is now known as the Protestant Reformation. However, the fact that he raised his children to be Catholic, pleases the king of England who promises an engagement between the unborn children of his queen and Maria, Duchess of Julich-Berg, if possible.

April 1521: Queen Mary of Hungary gives birth to a son named Louis. Both mother and child are healthy, but Louis II is not; he falls ill and is bedridden. John III betroths his young daughter, Amalia, to the Hungarian heir. Maria, Duchess of Julich-Berg gives birth to another daughter named after herself. Germaine of Foix, widow of Ferdinand II, becomes pregnant with her second husband's child.

May 1521: Queen Eleanor of Portugal gives birth a month early to a daughter named after herself. The infanta is small, but she seems healthy. Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham is executed for treason due to Henry's mistrust of his Plantagenet blood and connections. However, his son is allowed to inherit his title and wealth.

June 1521: Empress Beatrice gives birth to twins: a boy and a girl, christened Charles and Maria. The children are hale and healthy, and feed well. Beatrice recovers at a much slower pace. Queen Katherine of England gives birth to a son, christened Edmund, who receives the dukedoms of Somerset and Bedford. This son is betrothed to the youngest princess of the House of La Marck. Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk engages his daughter Margaret Brandon to Henry Stafford, grandson of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham. The exiled king of Navarre, Henri d'Albret, dies. As he was unmarried and childless, the Navarrese succession is thrown into chaos. Elizabeth and Mary, the king's mistresses, both give birth to daughters named after the queen.

July 1521: A rebellion by German students against priests greatly alarm Charles. He moves to settle down there with his wife, and court is set up there to try and reestablish Catholicism. Empress Beatrice falls pregnant again, much to his joy. Queen Margaret of Scotland gives birth to a son named after his father. Christian II of Denmark dies, leaving his eldest surviving daughter, Dorothea, as the new queen. Isabella, Queen of Denmark is left a heartbroken widow with a posthumous child. She moves to become regent, but is blocked in her attempts.

August 1521: Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman army, and Ryazan is annexed by Moscow. Queen Mary of Hungary announces another pregnancy, as does Queen Margaret of Scotland. A fire breaks out in London, devastating the city. Francis of Angouleme, Ferdinand of Spain and Charles V all invade Navarre in an attempt to seize it for themselves. Henry VIII throws his hat into the ring and joins in with the invasion. As a result, there are now four rulers attempting to seize Navarre and incorporate it into their domains.

September 1521: Anne Boleyn, sister to the king's mistress, returns to England in order to marry her Irish cousin James Butler. She meets the king, and Henry VIII is instantly obsessed with her, abandoning his current mistresses. Isabella, Queen of Denmark prematurely gives birth to another girl: Christina of Denmark. The summit meeting between Charles V and Henry VIII of England officially begins, after almost a year of negotiations. Queen Katherine is delighted by this - not even the presence of Anne Boleyn, who doesn't seem that interested in the king anyway, disturbs her.
 
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October 1521 - May 1522
October 1521: Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England, suffers a miscarriage.

November 1521: Francis of Angouleme’s son, Francis, dies of an illness.

December 1521: Queen Isabella of Spain gives birth to a son named Alfonso who will soon be made Duke of Cadiz.

January 1522: Eleanor, Queen of Portugal gives birth to a daughter named Beatriz.

February 1522: Charles, Archduke of Austria, son of Charles V and Beatrice of Portugal dies.

March 1522: Little Beatriz of Portugal dies in her crib. Mary, Queen of Hungary suffers a miscarriage.

April 1522: Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England suffers yet another miscarriage. Her health is declining considerably. She is the last of the children of the Catholic Monarchs.

May 1522: Luis, Duke of Beja dies in a horse riding accident. Catherine of Aragon falls seriously ill.

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Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England
 
June 1522 - June 1523
June 1522: Queen Mary of Hungary becomes pregnant again. She is delighted, she'd feared the miscarriage ruined her fertility. Charles V, after meeting with his aunt and uncle, allies with them to fully take over Navarre. The French are driven out and Navarre becomes an Anglo-Spanish domain. Francis of Angouleme is furious, but the two kings pay him large sums of money to compensate. Well, France needed that money - but Francis is determined to reclaim Navarre somehow, especially as he is married to Catherine of Navarre. The only other surviving Navarrese infanta who isn't an abbess, Isabella, is forced into a convent and nobody can find Charles of Navarre.

July 1522: Queen Katherine of England recovers, and soon becomes pregnant again. She returns to court and acts very much like her old self, still imperious and dignified. Henry has stopped taking mistresses and she thinks it's because of her recovery, but it is actually due to Anne Boleyn remarking to her sister that she could not abide a husband who cheated so often, God's right or not. Regardless of the true reason, the marriage between the king and queen is very harmonious, almost as if they had newly married. Bona Sforza gives birth to a daughter, Sophia. Empress Beatrice becomes pregnant again, just as Charles' second illegitimate daughter, Joanna, is born.

August 1522: Queen Isabella of Spain returns to her husband, bringing her children with her. Queen Dorothea of Denmark is anointed and crowned. The new pope, Adrian VI, struggles valiantly to reform the Catholic church and become a peacemaker. Suleiman I conquers Rhodes. The Knights' Revolt breaks out in Germany and is quickly crushed by Charles V, but he is now disgusted with this domain. But loose ends must be tied up. He offers Francis large sums of money, and a hypothetical daughter to marry his son, if he agrees to drop the pursuit of Navarre. Francis agrees, and Charles and Beatrice leave Germany forever.

September 1522: Mihrimah Sultan, daughter of Suleiman I, is born. Ferdinand Magellan's Spanish expedition returns to Spain. Catherine, Duchess of Savoy becomes pregnant. Amalia of Cleves is shipped off to Hungary, where she is under the guardianship of Louis and Mary. Margaret, Archduchess of Austria (sister of Philip I of Castile) dies of an infected wound after she stepped on a piece of glass. The Treaty of Brussels divides the Habsburgs into Spanish and Austrian branches.

October 1522: Queen Elizabeth of France officially begins living with her husband, Louis XIII, although naturally they are never alone together. The reunited couple get along very well, but the marriage remains unconsummated due to their age. Francis of Angouleme sires another child with his mistress, Francoise de Foix. She gives birth to a daughter named Francoise. Louise of Savoy does not approve of this woman either, but she has given up on objecting. Louis of Alencon, son of Margaret of Angouleme is betrothed to Dorothea, the Queen of Denmark. He is of suitable nobility but not so powerful that he could overrule her or seize power, and so Isabella, Dowager Queen of Denmark agrees.

November 1522: Anne de Beaujeu and John Zapolya both die. Suleiman's attempt to conquer Vienna fails, and the Habsburgs begin retaking fortresses previously seized by the Ottoman empire. Adrian VI pushes through laws forcing reform upon the Curia, successfully crushing opposition by Italian cardinals. John III of Portugal establishes the Portuguese Inquisition, and he and Eleanor both support the humanist cause significantly.

December 1522: Claude of Savoy is betrothed to Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda, he receives the fiefdom of Asti from Charles and Beatrice. Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk is appointed Earl Marshal of England. Maria de Salinas, the best friend of Queen Katherine, dies due to a miscarriage. Her daughter, Katherine Willoughby, becomes the ward of the Duke of Suffolk who dotes upon her. The Queen of England is devastated, only her pregnancy keeps her from doing anything drastic. Henry organizes a grand funeral for Maria, but forbids Katherine from attending, and he himself does not attend.

January 1523: Margaret, Princess of Scotland (not to be mistaken with her mother) is betrothed to Alfonso, Duke of Cadiz. Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland marries Mary Talbot. Princess Mary of England is betrothed to Alfonso, Prince of Portugal and she begins to learn to speak Portuguese.

February 1523: Princess Margaret of England is shipped off to Scotland in order to be raised there and become its queen one day. John, King of Scotland falls in love with her at first sight but she thinks of him as an unattractive dullard. She is homesick and despises the Scottish climate. She clings to her namesake aunt as a maternal figure, but the Dowager Queen of Scotland is not a very warm or welcoming figure. The English princess finds herself bitterly miserable.

March 1523: Queen Mary of Hungary gives birth to healthy twin girls: Anne and Mary Jagiellon. Louis II had long since recovered, but is still sickly, and soon appeared incapable of leading the country against the assault by Suleiman. Mary takes the regency and organizes the Hungarian military in preparation for another grand battle. She mobilizes the Hungarian nobility against imminent Ottoman invasion. Her determination and ambition appealed to her husband, who even deferred to her instead of the other way around.

April 1523: Empress Beatrice delivers another son named John. Queen Katherine of England gives birth to her final child, a son named Alfonso, after the one she had lost. The infant prince is strong and healthy but his mother is not. Two days after giving birth, she catches a fever and dies. Henry VIII, who had long stopped seeing her as the beautiful maiden in need of his rescue, nevertheless mourns the woman who had been all that a queen should be. However, he also appreciates that this means he can remarry, and he has his eyes set on one woman.

May 1523: James Butler secretly marries young Joan FitzGerald instead of his cousin, Anne Boleyn, infuriating the Boleyn family. Rumors begin flying about what she plans to do next after this repudiation. However, the king resolves this matter by stripping both Piers Butler and Thomas Boleyn of the Ormonde earldom, thus eliminating the cause for such conflict. He also forces James Butler to pay a large sum of money to the Boleyn family in recompense for Anne's presumed dowry, and promises that Anne will find a good husband soon enough. Catherine, Duchess of Savoy gives birth to a daughter named after herself and the newborn girl is betrothed to John of Austria.

June 1523: Anne Boleyn, as it turns out, will become the next queen of England - and the good husband is the king himself. Henry VIII refuses to allow her to marry anyone else and swears to her that she will be his next queen after the year of mourning is complete. This is a very unpopular idea - Queen Katherine has only just died, and the king is going to tarnish her memory by remarrying to a woman who is very beautiful, yes, but who came from minor nobility with no great estates. It is a massive scandal throughout England, but Henry doesn't care - he's already done the foreign alliance thing, and his first wife was faithful and fruitful to the point where he could simply choose not to remarry if he wanted to. This shuts up all dissent...well, at least to his face. Jane Seymour, mild and inoffensive, enters the service of Anne as her maid-of-honor and soon becomes her closest friend, but Henry's roving eye soon lands on the beautiful blonde woman.
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Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn are betrothed to each other.

NOTE: Maybe have a rule that if someone writes a pregnancy into their post, either they have to deal with it, or the next person has to mention it? There are some pregnancies here that just...don't seem to have a conclusion to them.
 
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June 1522: Queen Mary of Hungary becomes pregnant again. She is delighted, she'd feared the miscarriage ruined her fertility. Charles V, after meeting with his aunt and uncle, allies with them to fully take over Navarre. The French are driven out and Navarre becomes an Anglo-Spanish domain. Francis of Angouleme is furious, but the two kings pay him large sums of money to compensate. Well, France needed that money - but Francis is determined to reclaim Navarre somehow. The surviving Navarrese infantas who aren't abbesses, Anne and Isabella, are forced into convents and nobody can find Charles of Navarre.

July 1522: Queen Katherine of England recovers, and soon becomes pregnant again. She returns to court and acts very much like her old self, still imperious and dignified. Henry has stopped taking mistresses and she thinks it's because of her recovery, but it is actually due to Anne Boleyn remarking to her sister that she could not abide a husband who cheated so often, God's right or not. Regardless of the true reason, the marriage between the king and queen is very harmonious, almost as if they had newly married. Bona Sforza gives birth to a daughter, Sophia. Empress Beatrice becomes pregnant again, just as Charles' second illegitimate daughter, Joanna, is born.

August 1522: Queen Isabella of Spain returns to her husband, bringing her children with her. Queen Dorothea of Denmark is anointed and crowned. The new pope, Adrian VI, struggles valiantly to reform the Catholic church and become a peacemaker. Suleiman I conquers Rhodes. The Knights' Revolt breaks out in Germany and is quickly crushed by Charles V, but he is now disgusted with this domain. He offers Francis the chance to rule Germany if he agrees to drop the pursuit of Navarre. Francis agrees and promises to move to Germany as soon as the king of France is able to rule independently, and Charles and Beatrice leave Germany forever.

September 1522: Mihrimah Sultan, daughter of Suleiman I, is born. Ferdinand Magellan's Spanish expedition returns to Spain. Catherine, Duchess of Savoy becomes pregnant. Amalia of Cleves is shipped off to Hungary, where she is under the guardianship of Louis and Mary. Margaret, Archduchess of Austria (sister of Philip I of Castile) dies of an infected wound after she stepped on a piece of glass. The Treaty of Brussels divides the Habsburgs into Spanish and Austrian branches.

October 1522: Queen Elizabeth of France officially begins living with her husband, Louis XIII, although naturally they are never alone together. The reunited couple get along very well, but the marriage remains unconsummated due to their age. Francis of Angouleme remarries to his pregnant mistress, Francoise de Foix. She gives birth to a daughter named Francoise. Louise of Savoy does not approve of this wife either, but she has given up on objecting. Louis of Alencon, son of Margaret of Angouleme is betrothed to Dorothea, the Queen of Denmark. He is of suitable nobility but not so powerful that he could overrule her or seize power, and so Isabella, Dowager Queen of Denmark agrees.

November 1522: Anne de Beaujeu and John Zapolya both die. Suleiman's attempt to conquer Vienna fails, and the Habsburgs begin retaking fortresses previously seized by the Ottoman empire. Adrian VI pushes through laws forcing reform upon the Curia, successfully crushing opposition by Italian cardinals. John III of Portugal establishes the Portuguese Inquisition, and he and Eleanor both support the humanist cause significantly.

December 1522: Claude of Savoy is betrothed to Ferdinand, Duke of Guarda, he receives the fiefdom of Asti from Charles and Beatrice. Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk is appointed Earl Marshal of England. Maria de Salinas, the best friend of Queen Katherine, dies due to a miscarriage. Her daughter, Katherine Willoughby, becomes the ward of the Duke of Suffolk who dotes upon her. The Queen of England is devastated, only her pregnancy keeps her from doing anything drastic. Henry organizes a grand funeral for Maria, but forbids Katherine from attending, and he himself does not attend.

January 1523: Margaret, Princess of Scotland (not to be mistaken with her mother) is betrothed to Alfonso, Duke of Cadiz. Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland marries Mary Talbot. Princess Mary of England is betrothed to Alfonso, Prince of Portugal and she begins to learn to speak Portuguese.

February 1523: Princess Margaret of England is shipped off to Scotland in order to be raised there and become its queen one day. John, King of Scotland falls in love with her at first sight but she thinks of him as an unattractive dullard. She is homesick and despises the Scottish climate. She clings to her namesake aunt as a maternal figure, but the Dowager Queen of Scotland is not a very warm or welcoming figure. The English princess finds herself bitterly miserable.

March 1523: Queen Mary of Hungary gives birth to healthy twin girls: Anne and Mary Jagiellon. Louis II had long since recovered, but is still sickly, and soon appeared incapable of leading the country against the assault by Suleiman. Mary takes the regency and organizes the Hungarian military in preparation for another grand battle. She mobilizes the Hungarian nobility against imminent Ottoman invasion. Her determination and ambition appealed to her husband, who even deferred to her instead of the other way around.

April 1523: Empress Beatrice delivers another son named John. Queen Katherine of England gives birth to her final child, a son named Alfonso, after the one she had lost. The infant prince is strong and healthy but his mother is not. Two days after giving birth, she catches a fever and dies. Henry VIII, who had long stopped seeing her as the beautiful maiden in need of his rescue, nevertheless mourns the woman who had been all that a queen should be. However, he also appreciates that this means he can remarry, and he has his eyes set on one woman.

May 1523: James Butler secretly marries young Joan FitzGerald instead of his cousin, Anne Boleyn, infuriating the Boleyn family. Rumors begin flying about what she plans to do next after this repudiation. However, the king resolves this matter by stripping both Piers Butler and Thomas Boleyn of the Ormonde earldom, thus eliminating the cause for such conflict. He also forces James Butler to pay a large sum of money to the Boleyn family in recompense for Anne's presumed dowry, and promises that Anne will find a good husband soon enough. Catherine, Duchess of Savoy gives birth to a daughter named after herself and the newborn girl is betrothed to John of Austria.

June 1523: Anne Boleyn, as it turns out, will become the next queen of England - and the good husband is the king himself. Henry VIII refuses to allow her to marry anyone else and swears to her that she will be his next queen after the year of mourning is complete. This is a very unpopular idea - Queen Katherine has only just died, and the king is going to tarnish her memory by remarrying to a woman who is very beautiful, yes, but who came from minor nobility with no great estates. It is a massive scandal throughout England, but Henry doesn't care - he's already done the foreign alliance thing, and his first wife was faithful and fruitful to the point where he could simply choose not to remarry if he wanted to. This shuts up all dissent...well, at least to his face. Jane Seymour, mild and inoffensive, enters the service of Anne as her maid-of-honor and soon becomes her closest friend, but Henry's roving eye soon lands on the beautiful blonde woman.
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Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn are betrothed to each other.

NOTE: Maybe have a rule that if someone writes a pregnancy into their post, either they have to deal with it, or the next person has to mention it? There are some pregnancies here that just...don't seem to have a conclusion to them.
1. It’s hard to keep track of all the pregnancies. Which ones did I forget? In my posts I usually just try to mention the births/miscarriages.
2. You have the Navarsse situation a bit off. Anne of Navarre already died, and Francis is still married to Catherine of Navarre, so he cannot marry Frances de Foix.
 
1. It’s hard to keep track of all the pregnancies. Which ones did I forget? In my posts I usually just try to mention the births/miscarriages.
2. You have the Navarsse situation a bit off. Anne of Navarre already died, and Francis is still married to Catherine of Navarre, so he cannot marry Frances de Foix.
I will edit
 
I almost can't blame Henry for wanting to chose his new wife. Especially as Cat was married to his older brother.... Its sort of like getting a handy down
Hope my boy can keep his waistline under control this time
 
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