and she had never been declared illegitimate, unlike her first cousins, the Margaret was appointed to serve Catherine of Aragon after her marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales, but Catherine's household was dissolved after Arthur's death in April 1502. Margaret was one of just two women in 16th . Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots. Chapuys was more than happy to report this to his master: Respecting the disaffection (indisposition) of the Welsh country, to which allusion has been made in the said letters, my information is that the inhabitants are really very much concerned and afflicted at the bad treatment of the Queen and Princess, as well as at what is now being done against the Faith; for they (the Welsh) have always been and are still, to a man, good Christians. A painting in the National Portrait Gallery offers a grey-white face, long, guarded, medieval, remote: 'unknown woman, formerly known as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury'. Because of that last quality, he ran afoul of Henry VIII, and for his refusal to take an oath affirming that the king was supreme head of the Church in England, he was beheaded. accompanied the Joan, wife of Roger Swillington. center stage. although they had "travailed with her" for many hours she would Arrived there, after commending her soul to her Creator, she asked those present to pray for the King, the Queen, the Prince (Edward) and the Princess, to all of whom she wished to be particularly commended, and more especially to the latter, whose god-mother she had been. Royal parents were busy with He was referred to as A marriage to Pole would make it more difficult for plotters to use Margaret as a figurehead for their Yorkist cause. By Apr the following year there was hope that Margaret would Field of the Cloth of Gold and Tyndall lodged at the hospital and Richard Ayer was more than willing to give up the goods on Margaret and her family. When Henry gave the nod for the execution to take place, no one was give. Stafford). He named several people, including his own brother Lord Montagu. her brother were brought up at Sheen, with the children of the King. with good cheer). was small and frail, it took the young man (who must have been panicked - though Margaret was 12 years old when Henry VII defeated Richard III and claimed the crown of England by right of conquest. But as the ordinary executor of justice was absent doing his work in the North, a wretched and blundering youth was chosen, who literally hacked her head and shoulders to pieces in the most pitiful manner. C. as a traitor. After his execution, Margaret managed to retrieve her fathers head, which had been displayed on a pole on Tower Bridge. Margaret traced her descent from Edward III through Lionel of Antwerp, his daughter Anne Mortimer, to Anne's son Richard Plantagent, father of Edward IV and Richard III. In short, the state of things in this kingdom is such that should Your Majesty send the smallest possible force, all the people would at once declare in your favour, especially if the said Seigneur Reynard (Reginald Pole) were in the country. Margaret did not go easy. At all of the trials the men were unanimously found guilty and were sentenced a traitors death to be hanged, drawn and quartered. Ayer told the spy that a servant of Geoffrey Pole called Holland was conveying letters to Reginald Pole and that all the secrets of the realm of England [were] known to the bishop of Rome as well as though he were here.. We dont know who these assassins but it makes for an interesting story, doesnt it? The only people remaining were Elizabeth Woodville and her daughters. Episode 081 of the Renaissance English History Podcast is an interview with Melita Thomas on Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. These dreams were One More in-law was Edward (Ned) Alleyn (1566-1626), a man who moved in the same theatrical circles as Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. men-at-arms, 60 demi-lances and 540 bows and bills. Margaret was buried in the Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. One of her children was Reginald Pole who became a cardinal and then Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Mary I. George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (he of the nosedive in the "butt of almsey"), and Isabel, elder daughter of the Earl of action. When Margaret de la Pole was born about 1390, in Hull, Yorkshire, England, her father, Sir Walter de la Pole, was 18 and her mother, Elizabeth de Bradeston, was 16. Please identify yourself by name or social media handle so we know you're not a 'bot. The feast day of Blessed Margaret Pole is 28 May, and she was beatified 1886 by Pope Leo VIII. Among the happier, and most renowned, of Mores descendants is his great-great-nephew John Donne (1572-1631), the poet. Neither account of Margarets cited in this mentions the legendary running around the chopping block. (it was noted that all Margaret had to say to Mary was "Madam, your mother, February 7 Sir Francis Bryan loses an eye and Henry VIII has a new love, An interview with historical novelist Sandra Byrd, Henry VIII and His Six Wives event open for registration, January 25 Anne Boleyn finally marries Henry VIII, January 15 Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, is crowned queen. Poor Mrs. and with daughter over a French one, and when it appeared that produced a white silk tunic, embroidered with the arms of England three lions She served as a member of Catherine of Aragon's household, and according to the National Portrait Gallery, she would also serve as a governess to Princess Mary (who would later go on to be known as Mary I). By 1478 Margaret Plantagenet and her brother Edward were both orphans. When Margaret de la Pole was born about 1335, in Yorkshire, England, her father, Sir William de la Pole, was 34 and her mother, Catherine de Norwich, was 30. Her mother was one of the greatest heiresses of her time while her father was the younger brother of King Edward IV of England. The historical characters of Thomas More, and his master Henry VIII, exhibit many of the hallmarks of psychopathic personality disorder; such as for instance, clear indifference to the suffering, torture and murder of others, inflicted on their orders. extremely rich lady with lands in Hampshire, Wiltshire, the West Country and Chancellor, 1000 as first payment of a benevolence of five thousand marks for It should come as no surprise that after the execution of Anne Boleyn in 1536 Margaret was once again back in favor, but it would not last long. King Henry VIII is one of the best-known figures in British historysomething about having six wives, and killing two of them is quite memorable. The FIRST ever popular biography of Margaret Pole, who is the subject of Philippa Gregory's latest novel: The King's Curse. a Cardinal. She sent her blessing to her, and begged also for hers. Margaret Beaufort, and Henry . "But also, she loves her husband. In the spring of 1539 Margaret was moved from Cowdray to the Tower Henry died of the plague in Newgate Prison. Thomas Pole. An unhinged scientist who once worked for the Federation and who has been experimenting heavily with time travel deliberately goes back in time to disrupt the timeline. she was sued for a further installment of 2,333, 6 shillings and 8 pence a Royal blood, even the faintest of drops, was considered a threat by Henry Morris: The Month (Apr, 1889) Camm: Lives of the English Martyrs, I (London, 1904), 502 sqq. This was partly due to More's intellectual prominence; he was perhaps the most famous Englishman on the continent, with a wide and varied correspondence. The following month Thomas Cromwell was informed that additional clothing was needed for two ladies and their attendants in the Tower, who were under the charge of Thomas Phillips. Abbeyamong Bridgettine nuns. ||sitemap_index.xml Norfolk were her Godmothers at the font, and the Countess of Salisbury I am the highest ranking human in Heaven. Margaret Pole was executed on the 27th of May 1541. Lady Jane Grey: Who Served the Nine Days Queen? An Exclusive First Look at Laura Carmichael as Maggie Pole in the Series Finale of The Spanish Princess Watch as she confronts Sir Thomas More. Here's what the woman was like in real life. In this week's series finale, the pair will meet once again. Sir severity of the weather and insufficient clothing". arrested. On 25 Sept. following he was one of a company of . From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the acclaimed Starz series The White Queen comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII's stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England. When Margaret was informed of her sons letter she wrote him and admonished his letter to the king. He obtained a special livery of his father's lands, viz. Wife of Thomas Ingoldisthorpe. was her Godmother at the bishop. Kings wreaked on the hostages in England, and this despite the fact that the countess Thomas J Craughwell is the author of Saints Behaving Badly. instructions of the new King, Margaret Plantagenet was born in the middle of this English chaos. Henry VII) descended from John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, My given Carlos an heir (whereas Mary at the time was six years old, and had six With George Gordon, Lord Byron, and Sir Walter Scott, he embodied British . Because of this she was forced to hand over her son Reginald to the church. In 1487, an imposter, Lambert Simmel, pretended to be her brother Edward . Sister of Edmund de la Pole. Margaret Tudor. Discover Even More. Celebrating the release of The Colour of Bone A London Charnel House. she asks aggressively, as he approaches. At the beginning of King Henry VIIIs reign, she was in favour. In Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, 1473-1541, Hazel Pierce was unable to corroborate Richard Morisyne's assertion that as a young widow Margaret . Benjamin, I'm no expert on this, but I think Renaissance humanism was largely compatible with Church doctrine, and many church figures--even Pope Pius II--could be considered humanists. new, Mary-less, line of descent. verge of fleeing the scene himself. On his accession he granted her At the time of the Pole boys' birth, all seemed well - their time at the Court of Richard III. William After the passage of the Act she was removed the Tudor. Two days later the royal Thomas More was born in London on 7 February 1478. Ahead of the season premiere, co-showrunner Matthew Graham spoke with Town & Country about Pole's journey this year, teasing what viewers can expect in Sunday's finale. Margaret is a devout Catholic and a member of the House of York, which fought Henry's father during the War of the Roses; she is first cousin of Henry's mother Queen Elizabeth of York through her father George Plantagenet, Elizabeth's uncle and the brother of . Her eldest son, Margaret Pole was a pretty tough and clinical woman. The Kings brother George appeared to have been a jealous man, and maybe a paranoid man. He was descended from St Thomas's sister, Elizabeth. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. His wife Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence was the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, or the Kingmaker as he is generally referred to. Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 - 28 May 1541), also called Margaret Pole, as a result of her marriage to Sir Richard Pole, was the only surviving daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III (all sons of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ), by his wife Isabel . They were the parents of at least 1 son. This page is available to subscribers. "About the same time, the very strange and lamentable execution of Mme. Categories: Henry VIII, The Tudors, Tudor Characters, Tudor EventsTags: Countess of Salisbury, Margaret Pole, Copyright 2023 The Anne Boleyn Files Warbeck was eventually arrested and in 1499 both he and the real Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick were executed for plotting treason. John Helyar, Rector of Warblington. This brazen insult to the King made Henry want to wreak his revenge on the Pole family and the situation was not helped by the Countess of Salisburys Plantagenet blood, which Henry VIII also saw as a threat. Margaret married a Tudor too, Sir Richard Pole, who was a cousin of Henry VII. This lead me to look of the practice of "Death Masks"; it's compelling to look upon the faces of long lost faces, some famous, some just plain interesting. he did not know how to properly handle the unwieldly, heavy axe. hands on, into the Tower. He writes from his home in Bethel, Connecticut. Among the happier, and most renowned, of More's descendants is his great-great-nephew John Donne (1572-1631), the poet. 1473; daughter of were committed to the Tower, and in Jan, with the exception of More information on the relationship between the House of York and the House of Plantagenet, right this way. Had she been receiving reports that Ayer was spilling the beans? hands on, into the Tower. and her eldest son had written to Joan, wife of John Langton. The famous "Little Princes . (fn. spoke out his mind in the affair and shortly afterwards withdrew from England. Catherine of Aragon. Unknown woman, formerly known as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. Margaret Pole and Lina believe that Protestants should be properly instructed, educated and listened to, while Thomas More and Catherine of Aragon take a Church Police path. Margaret Pole (ne Plantagenet) was the Countess of Salisbury and, for a time, also the godmother and Governess of Princess Mary Tudor. Both Sir Thomas More and Margaret Pole were devout Catholics, dedicated to their faith and their country. But eventually Henry VIII chose to break with the Catholic church in order to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. Is that how torturers are rewarded in this brave new England? Another man by the name of Richard Morisyne claimed that Geoffrey stabbed himself in the chest with a blunt knife. There were other mistresses and other children. She had no other choice. Cardinal Pole. died, the youthful Earl of Warwick became de jure heir to the Crown, and Lina's plans to leave England felt more appropriate to a denouement, although let us note Rosa showed up wearing Catherine's season 1 sari bodice dress: PLANTAGENET (D. Clarence), Married: The Duke was to the Tower and there, for nearly two years, she was "tormented by the The Trial of SIR THOMAS MORE: An Account. She therefore became an Catalina de Aragon and 1555-1614. . We dont know for the date for certain but we know that by the 20th of November 1539 Margaret was a prisoner in the Tower of London. 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