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  1. WI: Clerical marriage in medieval England

    Who is George?

  2. WI: Clerical marriage in medieval England

    Today I stumbled across Robert II, Archbishop of Rouen and Count of Évreux. He died in 1037, when his great-nephew and suzerain William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, was about six or seven. Robert was one of William's greatest political supporters and, curiously enough, a married man with...

  3. Trastamara Spain? What would happen if Fernando II of Aragon and Isabel I of Castile actually had a living son?

    Diego is an interesting name choice. Worth pointing out that "Edward" was received as a name in Iberia via Edward III's grandson, King Duarte of Portugal, Isabella's great-uncle. Which is to say, Duarte/Eduardo aren't impossible names, though Fernando, Enrique and Pedro would be more obvious...

  4. WI: Henry VIII, instead of breaking with Rome, has Catherine of Aragon executed

    A major issue which hasn't been brought up is Henry's self-image. Before Charles V exploded onto the scene and François outshone him, Henry VIII enjoyed a brief heyday as the darling of his age, hailed as a pious and true knight, gentleman, intellectual, etc. Even when he was old and fat, he...

  5. WI: Henry Frederick became King of England?

    Why is it set in stone that James VI would match his sons to Roman Catholic princesses?

  6. Arthur vs Henry as King with a Daughter

    He didn't marry because he got sidetracked from Joanna of Naples negotiating for Catherine of Aragon and then Juanna la Loca, leading to endless negotiations which went nowhere (With Ferdinand stringing him along, not wanting to offend him but not wanting for Juana to marry abroad). The English...

  7. Arthur vs Henry as King with a Daughter

    Prince Arthur of Wales surviving and inheriting the throne in 1509 has another interesting butterfly: without Catherine of Aragon becoming widowed in 1502, Henry VII is free to pursue his intended match with her cousin Joanna of Naples and marry her before Juana la Loca is widowed in 1506. In...

  8. Was Queen Charlotte mixed race?

    Is there a solid line of descent from Atilla down to the modern day? I thought his house and bloodline kinda collapsed after this death.

  9. Jane Seymour does not die in childbirth

    A surviving Jane means continued/increased prominence for her relatives, particularly if she produced more sons. Her siblings Henry (b.1503), Thomas (b.1508), and Dorothy (b.1519) all make better marriages. The illegitimate "Ladies" Mary and Elizabeth Tudor are potential marriages for the men...

  10. Alexander has an adult son with Eurydice

    That's... a long sentence. There's greater likelihood of Alexander marrying one of his half-sisters, Kynane or Thessalonike.

  11. WI Philip IV of Spain lives longer

    King Philip IV's survival butterflies away Don Juan José's own death (possibly by poison) in 1679. This gives both Philip and Juan time to produce more heirs, with the possibility of Juan being legitimized and married into the family (an archduchess or German princess with Hapsburg blood of her...

  12. Twelve Children of Camelot: Prince Arthur has twelve children with Catherine of Aragon, whom do they marry?

    Well, Henry of Trastamara married the Infanta Juana Manuel of Castile, his grandson Henry III married Catherine of Lancaster, John of Avis married Philippa of Lancaster, Joan Beaufort married King James of Scots, Edmund Tudor married Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII married Elizabeth of York...

  13. Twelve Children of Camelot: Prince Arthur has twelve children with Catherine of Aragon, whom do they marry?

    First of all, 12 children likely results in several being placed in the Church. Making a Prince a Duke isn't so easy as writing up the Letters Patent - you need lands and incomes to support them on that level. Henry VII was notoriously frugal and one might hope Arthur would inherit some good...

  14. Prince Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset becomes King

    A more interesting scenario is one where Henry VIII and Edmund both survive, and Edmund, having accepted the Reformed faith, succeeds Edward VI in 1536. A male Tudor might be strong enough to sideline Mary and Elizabeth, but would presumably need to be Protestant to enjoy Edward's support -...

  15. Henry VII dies shortly after taking the English throne

    Unless he tries to shore up his claim as by conquest, gift of God, election of Parliament, etc.

  16. Henry VII dies shortly after taking the English throne

    Upon reflection, I'm fairly confident we'd see Jasper Tudor marrying Elizabeth of York and forging the Tudor Rose, and naturally having to fight off eventual claims from the de la Poles and Staffords.

  17. WI: Henry VIII dies in 1524

    On the other hand, James' Tudor blood would make him a "dangerous" husband - one who might aspire to take royal power for himself and sideline his bride to consort status.

  18. WI: Henry VIII dies in 1524

    I don't see Catherine marrying her daughter to one of her subjects. James V of Scots is possible, mimicking as it would the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella. Alternatively, Catherine would look home for a husband and marry Mary to one of her nephews.

  19. WI: Anglo-French Dual Monarchy Under Valois

    That was in a world where an Anglo-French union wasn't on the horizon. There's no telling how far Charles would go to stop the Valois inheriting the English throne.

  20. WI: Anglo-French Dual Monarchy Under Valois

    If - big if - Charles decides to marry Ferdinand to Queen Mary, then he marries Anne and she becomes Holy Roman Empress, etc.
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