Timeline Inquiry: John Wycliffe/Edward VI

Consider this one a "double." I searched high and low for any timelines already on this site for these and couldn't find them.

Would it be possible to create a situation where John Wycliffe and his Lollards are wildly successful well beyond OTL? Successful in their efforts and with his spiritual legacy to the point that, when Henry VIII takes the throne, he breaks completely with Rome and goes full-blown Lollard?

Also, let's assume that Edward VI makes it past the age of 15 and lives to rule England for the rest of his natural life, thus shelving Mary and Elizabeth. Can we speculate as to what a Lollard England would look like under Edward VI? What do we know about him that would help us determine how he would act? This would be assuming that Jane Seymour is the final wife of Henry VIII, now that he has his prized "legitimate" son. What would this mean for the Elizabethan Age, which would instead be Edward's reign? What would foreign relations be like? Would England be able to successfully defend against the Spanish Armada under Edwardian tactics, assuming they would still attack an Edwardian England? I'm also wondering what would become of Catholics in England, how it would affect relations with the Scots, and any impacts on American colonization.

Is this too much in the way of butterflies to be plausible?
 
The thing is Lollard based their beliefs in a reject of feudalism, and spiritural as well than temporal hierarchy that wasn't backed by a constant state of grace.
Even without considering the important ties between clergy and royal power (that were really important, in matters of political support and legitimacy), supporting Lollards would have led to refrain royal and nobiliar power, something totally countrary to royal basic interests.

A Lollard victory would have meant victory of nobiliar factions that sheltered them, generally rivals of the king (it's why while his father protected them, Henri IV banned Lollardy with other heresies) and of little nobility and gentry that lived from war, critically when it comes to HYW.
 
What would this mean for the Elizabethan Age, which would instead be Edward's reign? What would foreign relations be like? Would England be able to successfully defend against the Spanish Armada under Edwardian tactics, assuming they would still attack an Edwardian England?
This PoD would have no effect on the Spanish Armada as the launching and lack of success were due to other factors. On the background, if England has a non-Catholic monarch who insists in helping the Dutch then Spain will consider an invasion. In fact if a monarch of any persuasion insists in helping the Dutch the Spanish will consider an invasion.

On the actual campaign I am sure that there are PoDs that discuss the technical aspecs that led to the defeat, none of which depened on a particular sex or religion of the monarch.
any impacts on American colonization.
I can not see that it would make any difference. All the colonies were abandoned or lost for reasons not linked to the monarch of England and even Jamestown was abandoned at one stage. The survival of Henrytown is not going to depend on the vagaries of the king of Englan, especially as like Roanoke the founding and running will probably be contracted out.
 
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