catherine of aragon

In 1511 the prince of the new year survived to become a healthy and vivacious young man, King Henry VIII although fearful of having only one son and a daughter ended up legitimizing his bastard son Edward Fitzroy, but never sought to end his marriage. In 1527 the Prince of Wales would marry his...

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...

King Henry VII died in 1509 and was succeeded by his eldest son, now King Arthur I of England. Prince Arthur married a Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, November 1501. A few months later, in the spring of 1502, he nearly succumbed to sweating sickness in the midst of an epidemic, at Ludlow...

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...

This is basically the opposite version of my previous post, during the marriage of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII, Catherine ended up getting pregnant six times of which four resulted in stillbirths, one in 1511 which produced a baby named Henry who lived less than 2 months and another that...

It was the year 1600 when William Shakespeare wrote the last of his grand histories and the crowning achievement of Marian drama. While Arthur is a history, it is just as often counted among the major tragedies, much like Richard III. In fact, the parallels with the latter are striking; both...

During the marriage of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII, Catherine ended up becoming pregnant six times of which four resulted in stillbirths, one in 1511 that produced a baby named Henry who lived less than 2 months and one that produced the future Queen Mary I. However, what would happen if...

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...

There already is a thread about Elizabeth Tudor beign deformed, so how about a scenerio, where the problem is reversed - daughter of Henry VIII looks perfectly fine but can't see at all since birth? Is there a chance, that it will be considered a sign that her mother was a witch? Will Henry...

Catherine of Aragon had 6 confirmed pregnancies, Anne Boleyn 4, Jane Seymour 1 and Bessie Blount had one son by Henry too. There are theories and some evidence than Jane made have had 1/2 miscarriages, and Katheryn Howard may also have suffered 1. A possible number of Henry’s children is as...

Arthur, Prince of Wales around 1502 April 1502: King Henry VII holds a celebratory feast for the recovery of his son and heir, Arthur, Prince of Wales, and his bride, Catherine of Aragon, from the mysterious sweating sickness. He also invites Arthur and Catherine back to court and sends workman...

PART 1: THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII (1516 - ) "My Spanish Pomegranate went into birth in the twilight hours of the 17th of February 1516, while the rest of the court and I eagerly awaited news of her birth and her survival, for I could not bear to lose her, but alas, in the small hours of the 18th...

In the spring of 1528, King Henry's only legitimate child Mary had a bout of smallpox which she did not survive. Anne goes into quarantine at Hever in June 1528 when one of her ladies is taken ill with sweating sickness. Anne becomes ill and does not survive. Henry knows that he has to look...

Historically, she had served as regent of the kingdom whilst Henry VIII was fighting in said war, receiving James IV's coat from her men after the Battle of Flodden, before sending it on to the King, lamenting that she could not send his remains in place. What if, with Catherine moving the court...

It's that same old thread again. Arthur recovers from his illness alongside his bride, Katherine. In 1509 they become king and queen. Let's say these are the children they have. Elizabeth (b. 1502) Ferdinand (b. 1503) Jasper (b. 1505) Maria (b. 1506) Margaret (b. 1508) John (b. 1510) What...

OTL, Juana was queen of Castile and Aragon. What if she had died childless before she could inherit, leaving her younger sister, Catalina de Aragon as her heiress? How is Katherine going to juggle between three different kingdoms when she's also queen consort of England? Is Mary going to become...

Katherine of Aragon was pregnant six times, with only one successful attempt that produced her daughter Mary I. What if they were all successful, but she only bore her husband daughters? Here are the girls (feel free to change the names if you feel they are unlikely): Isabella (b. 1510) Alice...