Well, seeing what happened in the Iberian Union, what belonged to Castile will remain Castillian, while anything England discovers will remain English.
But here's a more fun scenario:
Going by your POD, we may end up having Henry of York becoming a priest, bishop, then Cardinal. But then, 20 years pass before Arthur and Kate pop out a child, whom I shall dub 'Sebastian'. Thus, Queen Kate would be near menopause when she finally bore a son.
Unfortunately, Kate dies shortly after Sebastian was born, and Arthur shortly follows due to grief. The young double-king...er...ahem...triple-king, overcome with religious zeal from his Cardinal-Uncle Henry, and the Castillian officials, decided that world domination is in order, starting in Morroco. Unfortunately, the Morrocans would ensure none of that would happen by sacrificing two of their kings to kill Sebastian in battle at the age of 18.
The now King Henry VIII becomes Cardinal-King of England, while whoever the Portuguese king is invades Castille, and the various Italian states pick away at Aragon. The Faithful Henry VIII tries to gain a dispensation from the pope from his clerical vows, but the pope would have none of that.
Henry dies childless and a virgin, and England is subsequently invaded by Mary of Scotland.
So I mentioned this TL to a friend and he just said "You know what would make this even better? IF HENRY THE CARDINAL KING OF ENGLAND SECEDES FROM THE CHURCH AND STARTS ANGLICANISM"
Why would Henry become a cardinal, there's nothing English about royalist being priests. And since Arthur didn't die, then Henry would have been married to Eleanor of Austria already.Well, seeing what happened in the Iberian Union, what belonged to Castile will remain Castillian, while anything England discovers will remain English.
But here's a more fun scenario:
Going by your POD, we may end up having Henry of York becoming a priest, bishop, then Cardinal. But then, 20 years pass before Arthur and Kate pop out a child, whom I shall dub 'Sebastian'. Thus, Queen Kate would be near menopause when she finally bore a son.
Unfortunately, Kate dies shortly after Sebastian was born, and Arthur shortly follows due to grief. The young double-king...er...ahem...triple-king, overcome with religious zeal from his Cardinal-Uncle Henry, and the Castillian officials, decided that world domination is in order, starting in Morroco. Unfortunately, the Morrocans would ensure none of that would happen by sacrificing two of their kings to kill Sebastian in battle at the age of 18.
The now King Henry VIII becomes Cardinal-King of England, while whoever the Portuguese king is invades Castille, and the various Italian states pick away at Aragon. The Faithful Henry VIII tries to gain a dispensation from the pope from his clerical vows, but the pope would have none of that.
Henry dies childless and a virgin, and England is subsequently invaded by Mary of Scotland.
Sebastian, no way. Henry VI put too much significance in the name Arthur, you know, Tudors' Arthurian descent and all. So in this TL, eldest son would probably be named Arthur, second son Henry, and third son Ferdinand after the kid's Spanish granddad.Well, seeing what happened in the Iberian Union, what belonged to Castile will remain Castillian, while anything England discovers will remain English.
But here's a more fun scenario:
Going by your POD, we may end up having Henry of York becoming a priest, bishop, then Cardinal. But then, 20 years pass before Arthur and Kate pop out a child, whom I shall dub 'Sebastian'. Thus, Queen Kate would be near menopause when she finally bore a son.
Unfortunately, Kate dies shortly after Sebastian was born, and Arthur shortly follows due to grief. The young double-king...er...ahem...triple-king, overcome with religious zeal from his Cardinal-Uncle Henry, and the Castillian officials, decided that world domination is in order, starting in Morroco. Unfortunately, the Morrocans would ensure none of that would happen by sacrificing two of their kings to kill Sebastian in battle at the age of 18.
The now King Henry VIII becomes Cardinal-King of England, while whoever the Portuguese king is invades Castille, and the various Italian states pick away at Aragon. The Faithful Henry VIII tries to gain a dispensation from the pope from his clerical vows, but the pope would have none of that.
Henry dies childless and a virgin, and England is subsequently invaded by Mary of Scotland.
Well, seeing what happened in the Iberian Union, what belonged to Castile will remain Castillian, while anything England discovers will remain English.
But here's a more fun scenario:
Going by your POD, we may end up having Henry of York becoming a priest, bishop, then Cardinal. But then, 20 years pass before Arthur and Kate pop out a child, whom I shall dub 'Sebastian'. Thus, Queen Kate would be near menopause when she finally bore a son.
Why would Henry become a cardinal, there's nothing English about royalist being priests. And since Arthur didn't die, then Henry would have been married to Eleanor of Austria already.
Why would Henry become a cardinal, there's nothing English about royalist being priests. And since Arthur didn't die, then Henry would have been married to Eleanor of Austria already.
Sebastian, no way. Henry VI put too much significance in the name Arthur, you know, Tudors' Arthurian descent and all. So in this TL, eldest son would probably be named Arthur, second son Henry, and third son Ferdinand after the kid's Spanish granddad.