mary tudor

What if Henry VIII Tudor, king of England, had died in the one jousting accident that nearly killed him in march 1524, prior to breaking church relations with Rome and without leaving a surviving heir besides Mary? Would Mary be able to smoothly wriggle her way into the throne? Who would contest...

“The English court held their collective breaths as both the Prince and Princess of Wales fell ill sometime during March of 1502, probably with the sweating sickness that was commonly found in England at the time. Prayers were said, doctors were summoned, and then early in April, both would...

Supposing Elizabeth's younger brother, Edward VI, lives past 1553 and continues to reign for an extended period of time (having never undergone the malady that killed him OTL), who might he select as a suitor for his older sister Elizabeth? Legally she and Mary both are only considered the...

If Henry VIII had died in late 1511 or early 1512, is it possible that he would have named his younger sister, Mary Tudor, as his heir, if he had lived long enough to write such a will? His older sister, Margaret, is Queen of Scots and the rightful heir, but later Henry would put Mary’s heirs...

Born after the death of his Father, who was the tenth child of a Grand King, for this young fatherless Boy his Future was full of Surprises. This boys father already had lost sons in three marriages and in his fourth one he was finally blessed with two living boys, one after another. The...

I did similar thread before but focused more on diferent Mary. So-during Henry VII last campaign in France in 1546 young prince Edward fell seriously ill, after hearing news about his son's illness Henry decided to make peace with Francis the same day Emperor Charles did and return to England...

IDK if anyone has asked this before but here goes. From 1507 to 1514 Princess Mary Tudor (daughter of Henry VII and sister of Henry VIII) was betrothed to the future Emperor Charles V. In fact the marriage was scheduled to happen in May 1514 before Henry VIII, angry at what he considered...

If Mary were to have been with child at the time of Louis XII's death how might this have affected things? Likely Francis would have to hold off on becoming king for another nine months. Mary would not have had the chance to wed Brandon due to the fact that there'd be no reason for him to be...