| January 1 |  |
Editor says, what if Katherine of Aragon's son had survived? muses Jackie Rose. Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the March 2011 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.
| Share this Article on: |  Facebook |  Twitter |
It is 1511, and all of England is rejoicing at the birth of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, to King Henry VIII and his beloved Queen Katherine of Aragon.
Happy Endings Part 7
Henry VIII & Catherine of AragonShe turns a blind eye to her husband's affairs with other women, most notably her lady-in-waiting Anne Boleyn.
As the young Duke grows, so does his father's devotion to the Church of Rome. At Pope Clement's request, the King is happy to join the other Catholic monarchs in fighting the new Protestant heresy that is flourishing in Germany. Soon all of Europe is Catholic again, as it remains to this day.
Entry posted by
Jackie Rose
© Jackie Rose, 2011-.Story Tags
Permalinks: Post, Day. Browse Thread: Happy Endings Source: Wikipedia Labels: Henry VIII, Tudor, Duke of Cornwall, Premature death, King. Editor says, point of departure: Katherine of Aragon's sons all died, leading the king to divorce her and marry Anne Boleyn. He had to do so without the Pope's approval, which meant making himself the head of the new Church of England. Anne Boleyn, in turn, was executed for failing to bear a healthy male child...although she did manage to produce Queen Elizabeth I.
~ The harder you hit the nail the deeper it goes into the wood.
~ Without a Counter-Reformation, increasing literacy and printing will probably kick off another variant of Protestantism sooner than later.
© Today in Alternate History, 2013-. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
