What if Edward VI lived five years longer

After Henry VIII died his son Edward VI succeeded him but died at the age of 16 from pneumonia and was succeeded by his half-sister Mary I who by the time of her death at 42 was widely hated and despised by the English populace due to her catholic bigotry in trying restore the catholic church to England. Now what would've happened if Edward didn't get sick lived at least another five years (Assuming Mary I dies as in the OTL) and is succeeded directly by his half-sister Elizabeth I (Just as he wished). Would Elizabeth I been married off by that time for example and if so to who. Anyway what kind of other butterflies would've likely happened as a result?
 
Well Lady Jane Grey isn't going to get the chop, with no accession of Mary she won't be pushed forward by the anti-Catholic faction and get executed for high treason later on for her troubles. Likewise the Duke of Northumberland isn't executed for his part either. IIRC Jane got married a month or two after Edward became sick so I doubt that his still being hale and healthy would make any difference to that. Which is a shame as she was apparently to be pretty intelligent and would be a handy asset to marry off. How she would get on with Elizabeth once she became Queen could be interesting as well. Mary is unlikely to marry Philip II if she isn't Queen so butterflies there, no marriage or even just her not being Queen at the time likely means no Wyatt's Rebellion so again a bunch of people live who were executed.
 
Are we assuming in this scenario that Edward himself is married in about 1554ish? In which case, might his heir be a two or three year old child upon his death, with potential Regents including the husbands of Princess Elizabeth and Jane Grey?
 
Are we assuming in this scenario that Edward himself is married in about 1554ish? In which case, might his heir be a two or three year old child upon his death, with potential Regents including the husbands of Princess Elizabeth and Jane Grey?
Well the original post is talking about Elizabeth directly succeeding him when he dies in 1558 which is a bit hard to square with him having legitimate heirs.
 
Several historians have pointed out that Edward VI was as much (if not more) a Protestant "fanatic" as Mary was a Catholic. If he lives five years more or longer I can see the the Catholic population of England (of which there were quite a bit) facing persecution that would look Mary look like a piker in contrast. Meanwhile Mary who was widely popular on her accession (which is why Jane Grey had zero support outside of Northumberland's conspirators) would be seen (if she DOESN'T die as in OTL) as a rallying point for those who didn't like Edwards' rule. Remember at the time of Edward's death, thanks to her father's will and many other "rewards" given to her by the Lord Protector, Mary Tudor was one of the wealthiest and well-landed people in the kingdom.

As for Elizabeth, that's a harder question. I can see Edward trying to get rid of her by marrying her off to a German Protestant prince as some part of deal.
 
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As mentioned above, England would have about five more years of a radical evangelical on the throne, which could drive England further in that direction, or alternatively further away from that, depending on the execution (that's a pun, by the way).
 
As for Elizabeth, that's a harder question. I can see Edward trying to get rid of her by marrying her off to a German Protestant prince as some part of deal.

Unlike Mary from what I read Edward and Elizabeth got on very well as well children so I suspect that as king Edward would've ensured that she met a suitable match that she would've been happy with.
 
Anyway what are the long term consequences of Edward living long enough that when he dies he's immediately succeeded by Elizabeth (As he intended) and Bloody Mary never gets to rule.
 
Anyway what are the long term consequences of Edward living long enough that when he dies he's immediately succeeded by Elizabeth (As he intended) and Bloody Mary never gets to rule.

If she never gets to rule Mary is looked on as one of the most sympathetic characters in history (especially as, if likely, Edward will deny her a Catholic burial).
As for other, it depends on how long Edward lives. If he survives out of a Regency and becomes his own man he will definitely move England to become more Protestant than Elizabeth's version of the Church of England was. There will no "High Church", only "Low Church". How she deals with that is another story.
 
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