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What if Henry Fitzroy had lived? What if Henry VIII had put him into the line of succession? What if he became King of England?

It’s counterfactual history time…

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Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):

A tapestry in the Flemish style of Catherine of Aragon and her husband Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales by an unknown creator (c. early 1500s). Held in an unknown location.

Portrait of Henry VIII by Joos van Cleve (between c.1530 and c.1535). Held by the Royal Collection.

Portrait of Thomas Wolsey by an unknown artist (1589-1595, based on a work of c.1520). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset by Lucas Horenbout (between 1533 and 1534). Held by the Royal Collection.

Portrait of Thomas Howard, Third Duke of Norfolk by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1539). Held by the Royal Collection.

Portrait of Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, attributed to William Scrots (1546). In an unknown collection.

Portrait of Anne Boleyn by an unknown artist (c. 1550). Held at Hever Castle.

Portrait of François I, king of France by Jean Clouet (between 1527 and 1530). Held by the Louvre Museum.

Portrait study of Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1532-1533). Held by the Royal Collection.

Portrait of Mary Tudor, later Queen Mary I by Master John (1544). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Elizabeth Tudor, later Elizabeth, attributed to William Scrots (between 1546 and 1547). Held by the Royal Collection.

The Family of King Henry VIII by an unknown artist (c.1545). On display at Hampton Court Palace.

Christening procession for the future Edward VI, held by the College of Arms, London.

Portrait of Anne of Cleves, by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1539). Held by the Louvre Museum.

Portrait of a Lady, recently identified as Catherine Howard, from the workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1540 –1545). Held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Portrait of Katherine Parr attributed to Master John (c.1545). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

“King Edward VI and the Pope” by an unknown artist (c.1575). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Edward VI of England, from the circle of William Scrots (c.1550). Held in an unidentified private collection.


Quoted texts:

Beverley A. Murphy, “Elizabeth Blount” from ODNB


Also consulted, were:

Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online

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