For a while now, I've been working on a pretty standard Yorkist TL. The PODs are pretty small: Mary of Burgundy doesn't die in a riding accident. James III is killed by the pro-Albany lords, James IV and his retainers are forced into exile, allowing the Duke of Albany to become king. Butterflies cause Edward IV to live a few years longer. I'm thinking of having Matthias Corvinus and Afonso of Portugal live longer, as well as have Catherine of Aragon born male.
For Spain, I'm thinking of having either:
1) the Trastamaras continue to rule with male-Catherine, or
2) have everyone die as OTL (fairly improbable), but have a surviving Francis of Habsburg marry Joanna of Castile, separating the Imperial and Spanish branches much earlier.
Edward, Prince of Wales marries Anne of Brittany, which I'm guessing could re-ignite the Hundred Years War, greatly diminishing the Italian Wars. The HRE would likely be an ally here, exemplified by having Anne of York marry Philip the Fair.
How about having Martin Luther become a lawyer, instead of a monk, so that Zwingli starts the Reformation in Switzerland?
Feel free to leave ideas and criticism, it's what this thread is here for!
For Spain, I'm thinking of having either:
1) the Trastamaras continue to rule with male-Catherine, or
2) have everyone die as OTL (fairly improbable), but have a surviving Francis of Habsburg marry Joanna of Castile, separating the Imperial and Spanish branches much earlier.
Edward, Prince of Wales marries Anne of Brittany, which I'm guessing could re-ignite the Hundred Years War, greatly diminishing the Italian Wars. The HRE would likely be an ally here, exemplified by having Anne of York marry Philip the Fair.
How about having Martin Luther become a lawyer, instead of a monk, so that Zwingli starts the Reformation in Switzerland?
Feel free to leave ideas and criticism, it's what this thread is here for!
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