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As the BBC is running a series called "Wolf Hall" i have a few Tudor Based PoDs that I would like to bounce at a wall and see what sticks:

First Proposed PoD - Mary Talbot, the daughter of George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury, dies in 1512.
In 1523, 21 year old Henry Percy, the eldest son of Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland and page to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, falls in love with Anne Boleyn and is allowed to marry her.
The marriage is a happy one, producing three daughters and a son.

I know killing off Mary Talbot is plausable, but would Lord Percy and Cardinal Wolsey, find another noblewoman or would they allow this lady of the court to marry young Henry Percy?
Does this mean King Henry VIII stays faithful to Queen Catherine of Aragon, until her natural death in 1536?

Second Proposed PoD: The Ghost of Arthur - Could a dream be formed in Henry VIII's head, of his dead brother, Prince Arthur, who is depicted as a pale form, telling Henry how he is angry at the idea of having his beloved Catherine's name slandered by Henry just for him to marry a common whore.
Henry is scared by this dream and fears that if he goes through with this annulment of his first marriage, Arthur will rise an army of the dead, and take back his kingdom, away from the cold hands of Henry?

We know Henry VIII had a bad diet, what if he eats a heavy meal near to his bed time and while his body is burning off the calories, his mind is conjoring up this dream. Was Henry superstous enough to heed the warning of his dead brother?


Third Proposed PoD: After his wifes death Thomas Cromwell is widowed in 1528, Cromwell falls in love with Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne and mistress of Henry.
This is seen as a great thing amoung the court of Henry VIII, with his ex-mistress being cared for, Cromwell being given access to Queen Anne and Henry keeping his in-lwas close.

I dont know if these two ever did truely meet, but both are single in 1528, Mary is seen as "used goods" while Cromwell is "from common roots and has ideas above his station."
Could these two people come to rule the court of Henry and Anne behind the scenes or were they always destined to be nothing more then footnotes in history.

This is based on the idea "In a world in which Anne Boleyn can be Queen of England, Thomas Cromwell could be ...."
And could this be the start of the Cromwell, political family like Cecil did in Elizabeth I's reign?
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