WI: Henry, Duke of Cornwall had survived to adulthood?

Henry VIII had at least two sons with Catherine of Aragon, both named Henry, and both dying during early infancy.

The elder Prince Henry, if he had survived, would have been in his early thirties when Henry VIII died.

As mother of the Heir, Catherine's marriage would not have been repudiated that easily, if at all.

What would have been the repercussions of this son surviving to adulthood to become Henry IX and continuing the Tudor Dynasty?

Would the English Reformation take place? Or would we have an Inquisition as brutal to that of Spain's?

What about Mary? Would the plans of marrying her off to the Emperor or to the King of Scots take place?
 
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Henry VIII had at least two sons with Catherine of Aragon, both named Henry, and both dying during early infancy.

The elder Prince Henry, if he had survived, would have been in his early thirties when Henry VIII died.

As mother of the Heir, Catherine's marriage would not have been repudiated that easily, if at all.

What would have been the repercussions of this son surviving to adulthood to become Henry IX and continuing the Tudor Dynasty?

Would the English Reformation take place? Or would we have an Inquisition as brutal to that of Spain's?

What about Mary? Would the plans of marrying her off to the Emperor or to the King of Scots take place?


There might well still be an English Reformation - although if its royally backed, I suspect it would be the same reason some other rulers went there (the monasteries are a ready source of money and land to seize).

Henry IX to be probably messes with whether or not OTL Mary is even born. Even with a conservative idea on butterflies, Henry (VIII) and Catherine will probably not be doing the same things, at the same time, in the same place in this scenario.
 
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