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?
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?