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"...members of the Royal Family, today eulogized Peter Butterworth, the personal confessor to the late King Edward X. Born into poverty in rural Cheshire, Butterworth rose steadily through the ranks of the church, becoming an ordained minister by the age of 20. He became acquainted with his...

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...

The Auld Union Timeline of a French-Scottish dual-monarchy On 5 July 1560, Edinburgh signed a peace treaty. This treaty put an end to a civil war between the Catholic and Protestant Scots supported respectively by France and England. More than a civil peace, this agreement puts an end to one...

There is a lot of discussion abour England chances to win HYW in case of Henry V survival. But this is not the one of them. Instead, I want to ask about potential political, cultural and historical consequences of Henry V beign crowned with full ceremony in Reims Cathedral at november 1422. Also...

Hello, The idea of this alternate history is as follows: Charles II, King of Navarre seizes the throne of France during the late 1350s - early 1360s. Charles of Navarre as the only grandson of Louis X, by his mother Jeanne II of Navarre was a serious candidate for the French crown held by the...

In OTL, Anne of Brittany had a daughter named Anne of France who died on her day of birth. But what if the opposite happened? What if Anne of Brittany died in childbirth while Anne of France lived? Let’s also assume that Charles VIII still dies on schedule leaving Louis of Orleans King...

Born in 1492, Charles Orlando would be the only surviving child of his parents, King Charles VIII of France and Duchess Anne of Brittany. After succeeding his father at the age of six, his mother ruled as regent in his name, working alongside his heir presumptive Louis, Duke of Orleans. The...

To be more precise-it happens in late spring or early summer of that year (classic horse ridding/hunting accident). What happens? Electorate of Brandenburg is just taken by his cousin Jobst a bit earlier, but most interesting things happens in Hungary. Sigismund's OTL mother-in-law dowager Queen...

In our timeline, King Philippe II Augustus f France was able to take Henry II's Angevin Empire on the Continent with helps from Henry's own sons Richard and John. However, in an alternate timeline, what would happen if Richard I also predeceased Henry II and Philippe II predeceased his father...

The POD to this is simple, shortly before Louis XI’s death Dauphin Charles passes away of an illness. This leaves Louis XII as Louis XI’s successor. So what happens next? Obviously Louis XII is going to pursue the annulment of his marriage to Jeanne of France sooner and will try and earn Anne of...

Recently, we had some discuss about Henri III/IV and his first wife Marguerite having children and the consequences for French succession. But what if these two do NOT marry in the first place? Let's say Charles IX and Catherine de Medici renounce to the controversial idea of this marriage. What...

IOTL, she died in 1536, eleven years before her estranged ex-husband. But what if, despite being locked in damp castles for years, she survived long enough to see her daughter become queen?

I don't know why the hell they weren't trying for kids, tbh. Yeah, he and Claude had seven kids (four of those being sons), but literally only one son outlived Francis I (you'd think he'd be getting paranoid), plus the more the better right? And Eleanor wasn't infertile, she had a daughter, plus...

OTL, these three queens were unable to bear healthy male children, causing great turmoil. What if they had surviving sons, though? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Austria,_Queen_of_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Valois...

The two were betrothed as children before this arrangement was broken off. What if it hadn't been broken off? What if the two married in 1533, right before Mary was declared illegitimate? And because Francis' father and brother had seven and ten children, respectively, and Mary's mother was...

The POD here is that in the New Year of 1491, Anne of Brittany dies of a bad case of the flu, and is succeeded by her cousin Jean as the ruler of Brittany (IIRC the Rohan were the next in line). This results in Charles VIII honouring his betrothal to Margaret of Austria, and marrying her in...

The Affair of the Placards was a scandal in which anti-Catholic posters were put in Paris, other major cities throughout France. One such poster was placed in the bedroom of king Francis I, who until then tolerated the Protestants - thanks to his rivalry with Charles V - but was convinced that...

There are plenty on discussions about the French winning the Battle of Pavia, but I don't remember seeing any that looked at the things that could happen outside of Italy as a result. So, what could Francis I get in a peace treaty if he won the battle and captured Charles V? Milan is a given...

I looked through the various threads regarding the Hundred Years War, in which England somehow wins the war and obtains all control of France. But many threaders also point out that it would be just too difficult for the Plantagenet rulers to assert control over all of France. From a military...

Louis XI arranged marriage between his handicapped daughter Joan and Louis, Duke of Orléans, hoping, that Orléans line would thus die out. But what if Joan happens to be healthy? Would Spider King still be in favour of that match? There was also political motive behind it, as Louis XI arranged...