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One of the key divergent points in history for me is the death of Arthur Tudor. Its interesting to see certain historians speculate about what England would have been like had there been a King Arthur the I rather than a Henry the VIII. Another interesting divergent point was Katherine of...

Say both Catherine and Arthur survive their sickness unscathed, and go on to have many kids. Who would these alternate heirs marry, and how would it compare to our world and Henry's kids? Alternate Issue; 1502, Elizabeth 1503, Mary 1504, Arthur 1506, Margaret 1507, Henry 1509, Edward 1510...

The inverse of my previous thread asking what if all of Henry's kids were girls :) Who would they marry? Would Henry still divorce Catherine, and if not would he remarry after her death in 1536? Would we not have an English reformation at all? Would Henry live longer, perhaps not having a...

Inspired by a thread I saw about a Protestant Mary I, what if Edward VI was Catholic? I guess this question is two parter: 1. Is this actually plausible? What series of events could result in Edward VI ending up Catholic? I thought maybe a scenario where Jane lives past childbirth, but Henry...

I read an article and it struck me that Jasper Tudor had two illegitimate daughters, Helen Tudor and Joan Tudor. What if Jasper Tudor and his wife Catherine Woodville had two legitimate daughters together? What marriages can they get? What does their existence change?

Alternate Issue; To Catherine of Aragon, married 1509, annulled 1533 Mary, b. 1510 Elizabeth, b. 1511 Margaret, b. 1513 Catherine, b. 1514 Joan, b. 1516 Eleanor, b. 1518 To Elizabeth Blount, mistress Henriette, b. 1519 Acknowledged 1525, legitimised 1533 To Anne Boleyn, married 1533...

So, what if Howard had either given battle or agreed to join the rebels, and Henry had been killed when the rebels stormed London? Once Henry has been killed and it is evident within the month that the imprisoned Jane is not pregnant, Howard accepts the crown handed to him by the rebels...

Dragon King The Many Wives, Mistresses and Children of King Henry VIII (1491-1577) The series’ title Dragon King derived from one of Henry VIII's badges, the Red Dragon of Cadwaladr. In 2015, History Channel 2 launched Dragon King, an ambitious TV series about the life of England's...

Here's the challenge: swap Edward VI's and Mary I's religion. Assume they otherwise die on schedule and come to the throne about when they did OTL. Bonus points for the fewest changes needed to the rest of the TL to accomplish this. Very interested in what you can come up with. Here's my own...

So there’s a fic on ao3 where Anne suggests an annulment right before Henry is truly done with her. This leaves her mostly in Henry’s good graces (though sometimes Henry prefers Anne out of sight, out of mind) and Elizabeth as legitimate. The fic mostly focuses on Anne and Henry’s relationship...

set colour scheme to black to see text best :) OUR LADY OF ARAGON: An Alternate History of "The King's Great Matter" A statue of Catherine of Aragon, imagined weeping as Mary, mother of God (c. 1599) "It's you, it's you, it's all for you, everything I do, I tell you all the time, Heaven is...

Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset was the youngest son of King Henry VII, born 21 February 1499 and lived less than a year. In this scenario let's imagine that Henry, Duke of York has his destiny switched with his little brother. The Duke of York dies of a mysterious illness in June 1500, while his...

As is well known, Henry VII was a paranoid King and understandably so (having spent years in exile and with his life at risk). But what if, for some reason, Henry VII was less or not paranoid at all? Let say this starts from the start of his reign and lasts through it. What changes? His early...

Of all of Elizabeth’s potential suitors, Francis of Anjou was one of, if not the closest to winning Elizabeth’s hand. Obviously she decided against the marriage due to religious and political concerns. But what if the marriage had gone through? Obviously, Elizabeth will probably not have issue...

Her conduct, first as a royal lady-in-waiting and later as a queen, indicates that she was more of a steel magnolia - a fragrant, seemingly fragile, ultra-feminine exterior concealing a tensile core. Jane Seymour, queen for only seventeen months, had not expected the changes in her life: she...

In 1518, Katherine of Aragon had a stillborn child, much to the disappointment of Henry VIII who began to lose faith in her ability to give him a son. Ultimately this lead to Henry divorcing Katherine as well as England’s divorce from the Catholic Church. But what if Katherine’s child had been a...

January 1, 1511: Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England to King Henry VIII, gives birth to a healthy baby boy, christened Henry after his father. The elder Henry is ecstatic to have a son with his beloved wife, especially since he is only 19 years old. Queen Catherine recovers well, especially...

Tragedy rocked the English court when Prince Arthur of Wales died on April 2 1502. But his death was softened slightly by the Princess of Wales, Katherine of Aragon, being with child. Queen Elizabeth of York raced to her daughter-in-law's side, resolving to help the younger woman through this...

What are you doing? Well, hello to you too. I am starting a timeline that I will try and work on as much as possible. Why are you doing it? I tried making it into a simple Family Tree on List of Alternative Monarchs and Aristocratic Linerages, but it was becoming over grown and the footnotes...

Cast Charlotte Hope as Katherine of Aragon, Queen of England Eric Bana as Henry VIII, King of England Isolda Dychauk as Katherine Tudor, Queen of Spain and Holy Roman Empress Maria Valverde as Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of Portugal Ruairi O'Connor as Henry Tudor, Prince of Wales Sam Claflin as...