What if Anne Boleyn had died in childbirth?

What do people think things would have been like if Anne Boleyn had died in childbirth giving birth to her daughter in September 1533 and what if that daughter, who in OTL was Elizabeth I, was stillborn?

In the shorter term, Henry VIII would probably have married again because he was still without a legitimate son, but who would have been the candidates as Jane Seymour wasn't on the scene in 1533?

Also wondering whether things would have been any different for Catherine of Aragon and Mary Tudor as a result.

Also, in the longer term, what would have been the implications for the succession?
 
Well, it would be rather trickly as Catherine of Aragon is still alive at this point. Many will take this as divine punishment against Henry for divorcing Catherine and breaking with Rome. Henry himself may feel some elements of this.
 
Anne's death will probably panic the Reformers at court, maybe Cromwell tries to push the King towards a Protestant marriage (Anne of Cleeves style) but I doubt the Reformation has went anywhere near far enough for that to be a serious option for the King. Presumably Mary remains Henry's heir for now but Henry may try (unsuccessfully) to name Henry FitzRoy as heir if he remains without sons for much longer.
 
Jane Seymour was around at this point and might have attracted Henry - reports suggest she was at court as maid-of-honour to Catherine of Aragon in the mid-to late 1520s.
I am not sure when she was attached to Anne's household and Henry's interest in OTL didn't appear until late 35 early 36.
It might also be that his attraction was in part the contrast between the more volatile Anne and the milder Jane.
With Anne's death you will have pressure to repair relations with both Rome and The Emperor - and it is highly likely that reform moves will be halted in the month's following Anne's death.
 
Anne of Boleyn

A determined Henry would have re-married very quickly, but I'm not sure to whom.
 
If the legend is to be believed, Jane didn't join Anne's household until Henry had stayed at her father's house when returning to London from progress in the late summer of 1535, hence why I said Jane wasn't on the scene. Whilst she might have been known of at court from her time with Catherine of Aragon's household, she wasn't at court at this point, and therefore, in my mind at least, not a contender to be the next queen.

I wonder whether Henry would have made a foreign marriage or whether he would have found someone from the English nobility? If foreign, it would probably have had to have been a French princess because I doubt Charles V would have been very accommodating with his aunt, Catherine of Aragon, still alive.
 
Henry wanted that Heir. Katherine was out of the question. It would probably not have been Jane Seymour, but he would have found a candidate post haste.
 
The only problem with a foreign bride is the negotiation period needed to arrange such a match. If Henry's as desperate for an heir as I imagine he would be, an English bride would seem to make more sense.
 
Anne Boleyn

The only problem with a foreign bride is the negotiation period needed to arrange such a match. If Henry's as desperate for an heir as I imagine he would be, an English bride would seem to make more sense.
I agree. Negociations for foreign princesses could take years.
 
Maybe the Duke of Norfolk got in there with another of his relatives. Anne Boleyn was his niece and in OTL wife number five Catherine Howard was another niece. Plus the Howards were the premier family of England after the Tudors at that time.

I do wonder though if Henry would think of Anne's death as God's judgement on everything he has done in terms of setting the process of the Reformation in England into motion and this would suffer a severe setback or maybe an abandonment all together.
 
I doubt Anne's death will cause Henry to run back to the Pope and Rome, Catherine of Aragon still being alive means in Rome's eyes Henry is still legally married and his desire for an heir would prevent that being an option.
 
Few points:
Henry remained in his view a devout Roman Catholic to his death.

The English Reformation was a political one - directed from above not a groundswell of popular support for a new form of religion.

THe appeal of reform to King's like Henry was their reliance on biblical text and emphasis on the role of King's.

Crammer was pushing the King further but the bulk of legislation including the Act of Supremacy wasn't passed until 1534.

Clement VII dies in 1534 and Paul III was much keener on "restoring" the universal church - an accomodation with Henry to bring him back to the fold may well have been possible...Henry still had many loyal catholic friends and advisers.

Assuming he doesn't fall for a lady of the court then a foreign marriage is possible and after the death of Katherine of Aragon in 1536 then it will be desirable.
 
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