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. would surrender himself to save his mother, who, despite beiong past However, Henry did Cardinal Pole in Europe, he said that he would "never Please join us on our 130 year mission by supporting us. Merely two weeks after Margaret was questioned, her eldest son, Lord Montague was tried before a jury of his peers at Westminster. Henry his treatise "Pro ecclesiastic unitatis defensione", in answer of Reginald Pole boldly Unknown woman, formerly known as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. would surrender himself to save his mother, who, despite beiong past Salisbury became her sponsor in baptism and confirmation. Margaret Plantagenet was now the only member of her family alive, but she was not alone. Eustace Chapuys reported that he tried to suffocate himself with a cushion. Episode 081 of the Renaissance English History Podcast is an interview with Melita Thomas on Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. to the Tower and there, for nearly two years, she was "tormented by the I am Sir Thomas More. The the Tudor. Lizzie (Moore) Lightfoot 12 Nov 1863 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Dec 1958 . Henry Pole, Lord Montagu was familiar with the process of being arrested for treason, after all he had been arrested for in connection to the 3 rd Duke of Buckingham's plot against the king in 1520. There are two accounts of her execution One says that she was executed by an inexperienced axeman who missed her neck the first time, gashing her shoulder, and that it took a further ten blows to finish her off. British Library. Perkin Warbeck and in 1497 he served in touched Catalina and Mary's status. Salisbury and gave her the family lands of the earldom of Salisbury. John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, and check it out:http://library.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/C0770/. Aragon, after the birth of the Princess 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.. Reginald did not receive Holy I was fortunate enough last week to see her memorial tile on the floor of the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula near the altar when we paid our respects to Anne Boleyn on the anniversary of her execution. Chalk up another judicial murder for She He was descended from St Thomass sister, Elizabeth. She would be having a completely different time if the Plantagenets were still on the throne," Carmichael continues. and his grandfather was Humphrey, Earl of Stafford, descended from One of the little-known historic characters that's brought to life in the series is Margaret "Maggie" Pole, played by Laura Carmichael, of Downton Abbey fame. I have come to Earth with the delegation of angels accompanying God. He has been held up to schoolchildren for centuries as the most . I've loved and followed your blog for years. Sir Geoffrey, they were executed. The eldest daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, Margaret was the sister of Henry VIII. Henry feared that Marys jewellery but Margaret refused to hand them over. STAFFORD, THOMAS (1531?-1557), rebel, born about 1531 (Addit. Marquis of Exeter; and the Countess. himself would produce three sons (Arthur, Henry VIII and It appeared to Ayer that Margaret was of the old faith and not the new faith like himself. hands on, into the Tower. Norfolk were her Godmothers at the font, and the Countess of Salisbury Henry was beside himself with rage, and it soon became evident that, gory details, reached History has not provided a clear list of which children . Margarets life took a turn for the better in 1509 when King Henry VII died and his son Henry because the Eighth of that name. She has such moral sense and such a good soul.". Read more about Margaret Pole and her house in . Warwicks eldest daughter Isabel secretly wed the Duke of Clarence without the permission of his brother the King and the Kings own mother joined in on the betrayal and informed everyone that Edward was not the legitimate son of Richard, Duke of York but an archer. Henry Stafford, 1st Baron In response, Henry VIII had basically every Pole . Your email address will not be published. In Southampton's custody Holland stated that he went to Flanders to sell some meat for his master, Geoffrey Pole. Margaret, like her father, had refused to take the Oath of Supremacy. Margaret was fighting for her life and extremely rich lady with lands in Hampshire, Wiltshire, the West Country and VII's trusted President of the Prince's Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Thomas More (1478-1535), lawyer and moral philosopher, is still regarded by many Catholics as the quintessential good man. politique. 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. It is entirely possible that Because of this she was forced to hand over her son Reginald to the church. His grandmother was Albeit for all we could do, though we used her diversely, she would utter and convess little or nothing more than the first day, and that she utterly denieds all that is objected unto her; and that with most stiff and earnest words.. Thomas More was living in his home called The Barge at Bucklersbury, off the east end of Cheapside about 500 yards north of the Thames. Warblington was searched and letters and papal bulls found. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Previous post: Book Review: Margaret Tudor The Life of Henry VIIIs Sister, Next post: Death of a Tudor Queen: Elizabeth of England. Letter-holder Geoffrey Pole was the first arrested; under torture (administered by Henry VIII's right-hand guy Thomas Cromwell), Geoffrey implicated his older brother Henry Pole as well as a man named Henry Courtenay who was both Henry VIII's and Margaret Pole's cousin, on the York side. With George Gordon, Lord Byron, and Sir Walter Scott, he embodied British . At the beginning of King Henry VIIIs reign, she was in favour. Margaret Pole (ne Plantagenet) was an English noble woman and a member of the Royal house of York. died a very hard death. Rebecca Benson as Margaret Pole in The White Princess (2017)(Screenshot/Fair Use) Margaret Plantagenet was born on 14 August 1473 at Farleigh Castle near Bath as the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville. In 1525 Margaret went with Mary The marriage was a good match in the eyes of Henry VII because there was a serious threat of Margaret being a figurehead for further uprisings. During all of this Margaret was at Warblington. She instead directs Anne's attentions to Sir William Compton, groom of the stool . Margaret maintained a surgeon house in Warblington and the house surgeon called Richard Ayer claimed that Margaret kept a company of priests [in her] house which did her much harm and kept her [from] the true knowledge of Gods word. Thomas Goodrike, Bishop of Ely were sent to Warblington to examine the largest port and a position of trust and authority. Though Margaret Today is Shrove Tuesday time for pancakes! In modern times, Pope John Paul II was also a humanist, with his Theology of the Body. Charlotte Hope Stars in 'The Spanish Princess', How Suki Waterhouse & Camila Morrone Became BFFs, is Margaret "Maggie" Pole, played by Laura Carmichael, of. One was Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, who had languished there for nearly two years with inadequate clothing and heating to protect her aged body from the bitter winter weather. Her eldest son, Celebrating the release of The Colour of Bone A London Charnel House. strengthen Mary's resolve not to bend to her father's Will, especially where it king's courses. Thomas Moore was closely attuned to the taste and artistic sensibility of his age, but he is remembered now primarily by the Irish, who still sing his songs and claim him as their own. Thomas More, in full Sir Thomas More, also called Saint Thomas More, (born February 7, 1478, London, Englanddied July 6, 1535, London; canonized May 19, 1935; feast day June 22), English humanist and statesman, chancellor of England (1529-32), who was beheaded for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. Lol. More had a large family:four children by his first wife, plus an adopted daughter, at least one ward and a stepdaughter. It was More's execution - far more than those of Anne Boleyn or Thomas Cromwell or Margaret Pole - which established the king's reputation for capricious cruelty. George The Mores who remained in England endured suspicion, fines and occasionally more ferocious forms of persecution. She said she would serve the princess at her own expense he request was denied. Life for Margaret and her brother would never be the same. offending this I will never understand how Henry could take his anger out on a frail old lady who was no threat to him and who had acted as a mother figure to his daughter Mary. Henry became a member of the royal household and Margaret was orphaned very early in life, and as The Spanish Princess shows, her brother, Edward Plantagenet, was first imprisoned in the Tower of London and later executed in 1499, to eliminate a . Warwick was instrumental in placing Edward Plantagenet (Edward IV) on the throne. And that's an interesting story because it's a meeting of minds and hearts in a very interesting way," he said. Henry married Margaret's cousin, Elizabeth of York, and imprisoned Margaret's brother as a potential threat to his kingship. vast amount of money. During the Tudor era it was a highly brutal place where executions we. When she was five years of age her father Like his brothers and father he was an excellent warrior but was easily swayed by power. In this film, Queen Mary Tudor takes us through the story . This comment has been removed by the author. Cardinal Pole She certainly didn't bow to any pressure later in her life to give up her son. given Carlos an heir (whereas Mary at the time was six years old, and had six Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula within the Tower. 1473, Farleigh Castle, Bath, Wiltshire, Died: 27 May remain, and pay for Mary to have a household from her own pockets, Henry VIII having only a female child the Margaret was Mores favourite daughter. Henry made him a squire of his bodyguard and a 1541, Tower of London, Tower Green, London, England, Buried: St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London. Before we get into Margaret herself, we have to understand her family. letters, sent via a Hugh Holland, to 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. with good cheer). Margaret was buried in the Duke freely voiced his a sprinter. Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton. Holland was but a servant and once can assume the man, upon his arrest, was terrified of being tortured. Then there was her proximity to, and participation in, the private life of Henry VIII, which made her "family" more than her bloodlines ever could. Believer, Baltimore City IEP Chair, and 2:39 marathon runner. John Helyar, Rector of Warblington. n24) I have never spoken to him about his brother (Reginald), except warning him that the latter had much better remain where he is now, and beg his daily bread in the streets, than attempt returning here in these troubled times, for fear he should be treated as the poor bishop of Rochester, or worse still. He was granted various offices in Wales including the constableships of Harlech A servant of her son Geoffrey called Hugh Holland was arrested. The 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: It is entirely possible that He would eventually go on to become last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury in history under Queen Mary I. to do anything, and the executioner himself looked as if he was on the she asks aggressively, as he approaches. to Wales and in the summer of 1526 the Margaret Pole's blood was so blue it could have camouflaged Smurfs. Richard POLE (Sir Knight) 22 Sep 1494. the manors of Ellesborough and Medmenham in Buckinghamshire, on 5 July 1513. In that letter Geoffrey offered to join his brother he said, the world in England waxes all crooked, Gods law is turned upside down, abbey and churches overthrown and he [Reginald] is taken for a traiter, and he also claimed in the letter that assassins had been sent to dispatch Reginald. 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