I think that making the Boleyn family into the devils who lead the king astray isn't to out of character for Catherine. Plus her supporters are gonna blame them. And she doesn't need to tell that he would have married Anne as soon as possible.
The Sinking Ship, the Grand Applause - A Mary I of England TL
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Ye of little faith. Never underestimate my ability to plot, scheme and create shenanigans to get where I want to.
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I love Anne, but the irony of her saying that the Spanish should sink to the bottom of the sea is just too delicious for me not to point out. Regardless, let my COA and Mary shine!
Will Catherine be regent for a few years?
Will Catherine be regent for a few years?
That....would. "The king was tricked to his death, leaving behind his true heir" is a perfectly good reason (see: Richard of Gloucester)
I don't know why I have a soft spot for Mary, but she's the one Tudor who actually interests me. Watched!
It is a delightful irony that it's what happened. While having Catherine's jewels as well.
Mary is 16 years old, that was usually considered old enough for monarchs to rule in their own right. But Mary will of course seek Cathrine's advice so she still would be influential.
It would make him King Consort and his oldest surviving son King of England so marrying his cousin Mary would definately make sense. There were of course two factions at his court, the pro-French one around the deposed regent John Stewart, Duke of Albany, pushing for a French match and the pro-English one around his mother Margaret Tudor, favouring an English marriage.
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Catherine is definitly gonna be her daughter's protector for the first years as she's still somewhat young. But Mary is gonna shape up just fine.
True. And while James was rather anti-english and did not want to listen to his mother, he's still the king and Mary brings a crown. Not everything is set in stone. And James and Mary can bond over annoying Tudor parents! 🤣
Not THE JEWELS!
Looking forward to this though! Hopefully both Cat and Mary live longer and happier lives
The jewels are a symbolism! Don't worry, Mary will get new jewels to bring out the Tudor Bling!
You can bet your ass they will have a better life here.
Chapter 1 1/2 - Poll update
So, I decided to put up a poll on who Mary should marry, so I can begin to scheme for the future. Poll will be open for 12 days, so remember to vote!
Brb, voting for Hans and Mary so we can recreate the North Sea Empire
Y'all. Why not just have her have six husbands, as a reference to her father OTL having six wives?
Mary will be limited to one or two husbands in this tl. But I'm sure someone else will write that scenario.
For the sheer chaos potential, imagine Mary as the mother of the future kings of both France and Denmark. And then marrying James as his second wife, producing heirs to both England/Scotland...
Equal and Indivisible - A Tudor Timeline
y'all know what this is about aka the Mary becomes queen in 1536 TL ___________________ Equal and Indivisible - A Tudor Timeline Sketch of the Lady Mary, daughter of King Henry, done by Hans Holbein in 1536 “No one could have disproved that this august Lady was the daughter of Kings.” –...
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Oh I know and love this TL to bits. I also really love the Francois/Mary marriage
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I think that all of these are interesting matches, but Hans and Luís have my vote.