So I'm taking a break from my 1848 timeline for the moment (which for those interested I have much material on) and have decided to do a Tudor based timeline. Hopefully it works, and I don't fall flat on my face.
POD
So the premise of this timeline is that Arthur, Prince of Wales doesn't die in 1502 from the "mysterious illness"[1] , and like his wife Catherine recovers fairly quickly. Arthur and Catherine develop a relatively happy marriage, and soon find themselves the parents of a large family of four children [2], securing not only the succession, but the Tudor dynasty as well. Henry VII surviving children were married off fairly quickly as well, with Margaret married soon after Arthur to King James IV of Scotland, and Henry, Duke of York proposed to various royal houses. [3]
The future for the upstart Welsh dynasty looked bright indeed.
[1] Some 500 years after his death, his body was exhumed and still no cause of death could be fully established (sweating sickness, tuberculosis and a genetic condition have all been hypothesised.
[2] I based this on Catherine's pregnancies who survived birth, but didn't survive for many days afterwards, giving her four children out of six.
[3] I was thinking, Portugal, Denmark or one of the many German houses, but am yet undecided so feedback would be appreciated.
POD
So the premise of this timeline is that Arthur, Prince of Wales doesn't die in 1502 from the "mysterious illness"[1] , and like his wife Catherine recovers fairly quickly. Arthur and Catherine develop a relatively happy marriage, and soon find themselves the parents of a large family of four children [2], securing not only the succession, but the Tudor dynasty as well. Henry VII surviving children were married off fairly quickly as well, with Margaret married soon after Arthur to King James IV of Scotland, and Henry, Duke of York proposed to various royal houses. [3]
The future for the upstart Welsh dynasty looked bright indeed.
[1] Some 500 years after his death, his body was exhumed and still no cause of death could be fully established (sweating sickness, tuberculosis and a genetic condition have all been hypothesised.
[2] I based this on Catherine's pregnancies who survived birth, but didn't survive for many days afterwards, giving her four children out of six.
[3] I was thinking, Portugal, Denmark or one of the many German houses, but am yet undecided so feedback would be appreciated.