Picture this: Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Henry VII doesn't die in 1502 and instead succeeds his father as King of England upon his death in 1509. Arthur's younger brother Henry, Duke of York (OTL Henry VIII) remains the Duke of York and becomes a cardinal. King Arthur I and his wife Catherine of Aragon have two surviving sons: Arthur, the Prince of Wales (b. 1504) and Henry, the Duke of Clarence (b. 1509) as well as a daughter named Mary (b. 1506) who marries (the historical) Emperor Charles V.
When Arthur I dies in 1528, he is succeeded by his eldest son the Prince of Wales who becomes Arthur II of England. Now, Arthur II is a very good friend of Emperor Charles V his cousin / brother-in-law. Both men hate France with a passion and England is in a war with France which was started when Arthur I invaded in the 1520s and successfully conquered parts of Normandy and Brittany. Arthur II wants to finish what his father started and bring down France and the regime of King Francis for good.
Now what Arthur does is promise to make his brother, the Duke of Clarence King of France so he actively helps his brother to depose the French King. Also what Arthur does is basically rally together a large group of countries in Europe who don't like France. The Holy Roman Empire, and Spain (both ruled by Charles V) are the first to join England on the fight against France but others eventually join including Portugal (the country of Arthur's wife and Charles V's OTL wife Isabella), Poland (the country of the wife of the Duke of Clarence, the "promised queen" of France) and later Russia (who came to like the British and Spanish after their mutual distaste for the Ottoman Empire). Arthur waits until the right time to lay siege on France. King Francis dies in 1545 and is succeeded by his son Henry II who is only 25 years of age. In 1548 when the young and inexperienced King Henry II is in power, Arthur II and his allies invade France, capture and behead Henry II and his wife, send their two young children in exile and install the Duke of Clarence as King Henry III of France. This so begins the lineage of French Tudors or the Clarence Branch of the Tudor Dynasty.
Arthur II dies in 1565 and is succeeded by his son Stephen II on the English throne. Two years later, Henry III dies and his son Henry IV becomes the next King of France. Now there are two lines of Tudors: one in England and one in France. What do you think of this occurrence? What could happen to the Tudor Dynasty in the future?
When Arthur I dies in 1528, he is succeeded by his eldest son the Prince of Wales who becomes Arthur II of England. Now, Arthur II is a very good friend of Emperor Charles V his cousin / brother-in-law. Both men hate France with a passion and England is in a war with France which was started when Arthur I invaded in the 1520s and successfully conquered parts of Normandy and Brittany. Arthur II wants to finish what his father started and bring down France and the regime of King Francis for good.
Now what Arthur does is promise to make his brother, the Duke of Clarence King of France so he actively helps his brother to depose the French King. Also what Arthur does is basically rally together a large group of countries in Europe who don't like France. The Holy Roman Empire, and Spain (both ruled by Charles V) are the first to join England on the fight against France but others eventually join including Portugal (the country of Arthur's wife and Charles V's OTL wife Isabella), Poland (the country of the wife of the Duke of Clarence, the "promised queen" of France) and later Russia (who came to like the British and Spanish after their mutual distaste for the Ottoman Empire). Arthur waits until the right time to lay siege on France. King Francis dies in 1545 and is succeeded by his son Henry II who is only 25 years of age. In 1548 when the young and inexperienced King Henry II is in power, Arthur II and his allies invade France, capture and behead Henry II and his wife, send their two young children in exile and install the Duke of Clarence as King Henry III of France. This so begins the lineage of French Tudors or the Clarence Branch of the Tudor Dynasty.
Arthur II dies in 1565 and is succeeded by his son Stephen II on the English throne. Two years later, Henry III dies and his son Henry IV becomes the next King of France. Now there are two lines of Tudors: one in England and one in France. What do you think of this occurrence? What could happen to the Tudor Dynasty in the future?