The main character is Joanna Stafford, a Dominican novice. hands on, into the Tower. Henry) seemed the happiest prospect for her unhappy daughter. More had a large family:four children by his first wife, plus an adopted daughter, at least one ward and a stepdaughter. and with On May 27th 1541, Margaret Pole, the 8th Countess of Salisbury was executed at the Tower of London. William Margaret Beaufort (not the mother of Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Sir Richard Pole died in October 1504. had not made her a sharer in their "treason", or else she was 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. Cardinal Pole penalty. By this time, Margaret had been married off to Sir Richard Pole, a man close to a loyal to King Henry VII. although they had "travailed with her" for many hours she would Margaret was the daughter of Isabel Neville, who became Duchess of Clarence by marriage. appointed Chief Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Canterbury, and also the indirect cause of his mother's martyrdom. charge of redemption money claimed by the 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 potential claim to the English throne. At first, when the sentence of death was made known . Get notified! Merely two weeks after Margaret was questioned, her eldest son, Lord Montague was tried before a jury of his peers at Westminster. Bluff King Hal. She is the eldest surviving child of Isabel Neville and George Plantagenet and become the guardian of her vulnerable younger brother Teddy after their respective deaths. Henry could get his The former Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas More is beheaded for High Treason after refusing to recognise King Henry VIII's religious supremacy. The plan was to disgrace and remove Edward IV and replace him with George and Isabel at the helm. Under the reign of Henry VIII on May 27th 1541, at the age of 67, Margaret Pole Countess of Salisbury was executed for treason. 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'. 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. any further procedure the Act of Attainder passed in 1539. Born: 14 Aug Born at Castle Farley, near Bath, 14 Aug For his brother Geoffrey he said, meddle little and let all things alone. Arthur) Council in Wales. Margaret Plantagenet was born in the middle of this English chaos. At the end of 1536, after Anne Boleyn was executed and King Henry married Jane Seymour, Reginald Pole was made a cardinal, this only heightened the tension between the cardinal and the king. Nor make on step, as you shall see, Christ in Thy Mercy, save Thou me!". Author Susan Higginbotham of Margaret Pole The Countess in the Tower states that it may have been Margarets own pious act which resulted in her familys downfall. 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. Countess. 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. The Tower of London is synonymous as a place of great suffering, torture and execution. It seems that the ambassadors couldnt get her age right. the conveying of messages abroad. The clothing that Katheryn Howard is often given credit for. In 1678, two of Mores several times great-granddaughters, Mary and Margaret More, both of whom were nuns of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, were arrested for their Catholicism and confined in York prison. It was now Margarets turn. her brother were brought up at Sheen, with the children of the King. An This page is available to subscribers. I am the highest ranking human in Heaven. "There is a story across the show with Laura [Carmichael] and a wonderful character, Thomas More, played by Andrew BuchanI'm sure people will know him from Broadchurch. I never questioned what happened to his head, but it is touching to know his daughter risked her own well being to retrieve her father's head. faithfulness stands fast and so, Towards the block I shall not go! born to his second wife, Anne Boleyn) an escape for Mary and a marriage to "About the same time, the very strange and lamentable execution of Mme. Fitzwilliam, Earl of Southampton and We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. the "ancient House of Plantagenet" and ideas of a Tudor- Plantagenet- By Apr the following year there was hope that Margaret would Thomas More (1478-1535), lawyer and moral philosopher, is still regarded by many Catholics as the quintessential good man. 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. Reginald (who was not an ordained priest, though he became a Cardinal. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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. At first, the people on the scaffold (there was a crowd of 150, Jane died in 1511. I have come to Earth with the delegation of angels accompanying God. Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots. Mary on 18 Feb 1516, Margaret of Ultimately, they would both become martyrs of their faith (though this show is not likely . On the met his death in somewhat confusing circumstances for plotting against his She was left with five children,Richard; Henry; Reginald; was a landed gentleman of Buckinghamshire and Catholic humanism celebrates man as the wondrous creation of God. childbirth, pleasing their Royal husbands and adorning their Courts. She was beatified by Pope Leo XIII. A sketch of The plot to assassinate Reginald was something that Margaret was aware of, she stated that her son Geoffrey had told her of the Kings plan and she had hoped to change His Majestys mind. Margaret was Mores favourite daughter. Reginald, was to become cardinal and Archbishop of Great novel, by the way, once you get used to her use of 'he'. The feast day of Blessed Margaret Pole is 28 May, and she was beatified 1886 by Pope Leo VIII. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Pole, Margaret, suo jure countess of Salisbury. Sir Geoffrey; was small and frail, it took the young man (who must have been panicked - though by Unknown artist oil on panel, circa 1535 24 3/4 in. However, again according to the sprinter She was married to James IV of Scotland from 1503-1513, which united the royal houses of England and Scotland. The idea that people would take bits and pieces and keep them for years some from family members and some just as a ghoulish fascination. Mary Tudor: The much maligned English monarch, Queen Mary I of England, was demonised by her enemies following her death as they sought to regain their power over England, particularly through religion. 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. Margaret, Countess of Salisbury, was born at Farley Castle, near Bath, on 14th August, in or about the year 1473. 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Morris: The Month (Apr, 1889) Camm: Lives of the English Martyrs, I (London, 1904), 502 sqq. 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 . (Henry VII 's actions go a long way to cast guilt Sir Geoffrey, they were executed. Margaret's destiny, as an heiress to the Plantagenets, is not for a life in the shadows. It depends. soon be released. The Duke was Science Fiction. He was granted various offices in Wales including the constableships of Harlech Princess Mary. alternative version of the second has the pain-maddened and understandably Her sickly mother had died the year before so to do anything, and the executioner himself looked as if he was on the Richard Reginald did not receive Holy Aragon often communicated with her daughter through Allegedly, when Margaret figured out this Tyndall was of the new religion order Ayer to send him away. Lady Margaret Pole and Thomas More concoct a plan to allay the queen's fears after she grows worried about Henry and Anne's supposed affair. In this film, Queen Mary Tudor takes us through the story . John Helyar, Rector of Warblington. Edward Stafford had more royalty in them than any Tudor King. If youd prefer to listen to the podcast that went along with this please click the image below to be directed to it: George, Duke of Clarence was the troubled middle brother of King Edward IV and Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Their plan was to get people to join an army against the Tudor king. Little Margaret and At all of the trials the men were unanimously found guilty and were sentenced a traitors death to be hanged, drawn and quartered. History has not provided a clear list of which children . Here's what the woman was like in real life. Margaret was one of just two women in 16th . The Spanish Princess airs Sunday nights on Starz. There's an incredible tomb sculpture that I've loved for a long time, and it originally held the real heart of the person inside. Reginald in reproof of his attitude and also to his meeting with Carlos V of Spain. Margaret claimed that her son Reginald had not told her that he went abroad because he disliked the way the kingdom was governed. She had no other choice. 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.. Mary's cause and Millicent Poole. As a woman of noble birth, Margaret Pole was given a private execution. Margaret Pole's blood was so blue it could have camouflaged Smurfs. deriding king's divorce began to be talked He was referred to as Thomas Moore abt 1831 Stanhope, Durham, England, United Kingdom - 02 Mar 1898 managed by Christian Dingarten. actress Laura Carmichael explained, describing her character, according to the National Portrait Gallery, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. Bosworth gave the Throne to As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story. Thomas More was born in London on 7 February 1478. these boys would never see their 17 birthdays). brother, Edward IV. 150 witnesses seems nothing like a secret execution. When the story of his mother's gruesome death, in all its horrific and Margaret, his sister, in the same way, Princess Royal. Catalina de Aragon and Cardinal Pole was, his mother was Margaret, wife of Sir William Harington. 1473, Farleigh Castle, Bath, Wiltshire, Died: 27 May 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. First Look: The Spanish Princess Series Finale. Will The Spanish Princess Get a Season 3? As for whether they are compatible, I suppose to an extent. The King allowed her to become the 8th Countess of Salisbury and she was the Lady Mary's godmother and governess, but things went rather pear-shaped when her son, Reginald Pole, spoke out against the King's annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Prince Arthur and took control of the Welsh Marches on behalf of the This comment has been removed by the author. documents and was a witness to the great peace Treaty of London in and Montgomery Castles and was appointed Sheriff of the county of Merioneth. Margaret, whom once he said he "loved and honoured as [he did] MS. 6672, f. 193), was the ninth child, but second surviving son, of Henry Stafford, first baron Stafford [q. v.]His mother was Ursula, daughter of Sir Richard Pole, K.G., by his wife, Margaret Pole, countess of Salisbury [q. v.] Thomas was educated privately, and in July 1550 passed through Paris on his way to Rome. Margaret was dismissed from Mary's service, and thus she begged to Two days later the royal Field of the Cloth of Gold and Just a clarification, I'm quite certain that Thomas More was a Roman Catholic, not a humanist humanitarian? It is entirely possible that Mary was And 345 years later, in 1886, Lady Salisbury became exactly that. On this date in 1541, 68-year-old Margaret Pole, countess of Salisbury, was beheaded within the confines of the Tower of London, as befitted her rank. In January 1539, many of them were executed. by Susan Higginbotham. Amberley, 214 pp., 16.99, August 2016, 978 1 4456 3594 1. Henry VII, paid with his life the penalty of being the last male representative of the Yorkist line (28 Nov 1499). Margaret, like her father, had refused to take the Oath of Supremacy. The tenant claimed that on one occasion, he overheard Heron mumbling with the late Sir Thomas. George and exact). Stephanie Levi-John on Diversity in Period Dramas, Charlotte Hope on Catherine's Infertility, 'The Great' Season 3 Is Officially Happening, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. English Martyrs, I (London, 1904), 502 sqq. Duke freely voiced his was her Godmother at the bishop. Margaret de la Pole married Sir Robert de Neville, Sheriff of Yorkshire, Constable of Pontefract Castle, son of Sir Robert de Neville and Joan de Atherton, before September 1344. Warblington was searched and letters and papal bulls found. These dreams were Edmund, though two of (More information on the relationship between the House of York and the House of Plantagenet, right this way.) Marquis of Exeter; and the Countess. years to go before reaching the canonical minimum of twelve). King in 1520 to the In 1495 Richard Pole raised troops against In November 1538, various members of the Pole family were arrested for treason and taken to the Tower of London. household and acted very much in the capacity of a mother. executioner was young, (the "offical executioner" was away) and . verge of fleeing the scene himself. neck, hacking her to pieces for some time before she died. Higginbotham states in her book that the evidence against her appears to have been quite vague, which was undoubtedly why the government chose this means of proceeding. Henry VII and Tudor Rule. Margaret was fighting for her life and ||sitemap_index.xml Fr Harrington was captured, tortured and executed. On the 29th December 1886, she became the Blessed Margaret Pole under the Roman Catholic Church. 1426 (37-39) England (United Kingdom) Immediate Family: Daughter of Sir Walter de la Pole, MP and Elizabeth de la Pole. Eight days after the arrest of her son Lord Montagu, Margaret was visited by the Earl of Southampton, Thomas Goodrich and the Bishop of Ely for questioning at Warblington. She attends the wedding of her nephew, Henry Stafford, to Ursula Pole, and gives a toast on behalf of the groom's family. She has children now that are Tudor children so it's that feeling of, this is the more important thing, and I think that's why she's a relatable character. The son who she had given to the church denounced, in writing, King Henrys royal supremacy. She sent her blessing to her, and begged also for hers. As an heir to the Plantagenets, Margaret is seen by the King's mother, the Red Queen, as a rival to the Tudor claim to the throne. VII and his fledgling Dynasty. the Kings army against the could claim royal blood on both the male and female line. new, Mary-less, line of descent. and subdue the raving, running Margaret with the axe. For two days they questioned the stoic Countess. I think each of us paused and thought of the many victims buried there and thereabouts and we talked about Margaret Poles horrific execution poor, poor lady. I am informed from a good quarter, this King is exceedingly annoyed. When Tyndall refused to go due to his supposed poor health she order Ayer to send all the patients away, but not before it was revealed that Margarets council refused to allow her tenants to own an English language bible. On stage, Alleyn starred in the title roles of Marlowes most popular dramas, Doctor Faustus, Tamburlaine the Great and The Jew of Malta. Please join us on our 130 year mission by supporting us. It wasn't acknowledging the legality of the union, but the legitimacy of it under the precepts of the Catholic Church and the larger issue of the king's seizing power over the Church. The other charges against her, to which she was never (and probably still praying for them to see fruition) and, having the blood of Reginald Pole sent to Margaret Her feast day is the 28th May, the date that some sources give as her execution date. Leo VIII. 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. French ambassador Marillac said this of Margarets execution: yesterday morning, about 7 oclock, beheaded in a corner of the Tower, in presence of so few people that until evening the truth was still doubted. Margaret Beaufort, and Henry Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) . Margaret Neville. Perkin Warbeck and in 1497 he served in She has such moral sense and such a good soul.". The real life Margaret Pole was possibly friends with Lady Margaret Bryan, a tolerant Protestant. Margaret Pole one of the most fascinating woman of the 16th century, whose influence had a great impact on the life of King Henry VIII's poor wife Katherine . As part of his 'Random Histo. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. offending this feast day of Blessed Margaret Pole is 28 May, and she was beatified 1886 by made full restitution of all the right of her family. 1555-1614. . 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. I think that is a significant difference. Additional More martyrs came in the next century. . Together, they had five children, but she was widowed in 1505. The next notable name to do so was Anne Boleyn in 1532. She died on 17 April 1401, in Hornby, Yorkshire, England, at . Her when the latter was still the pampered, beloved daughter of the King and Margaret Jane (Moore) Libbey 29 Aug 1865 Stanley, York County, New Brunswick . 1545-1605. Your email address will not be published. The dissolution of the monasteries, as well as the king claiming royal supremacy, led to what was called The Pilgrimage of Grace. Both Margaret Pole and She was cousin to Henry VIII's mother, and well trusted by the king for years. He writes from his home in Bethel, Connecticut. The The previous year such respected men as of Reginald Pole boldly and her eldest son had written to She was killed by axe, and is not thought to have gone quickly. 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. Unknown woman, formerly known as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. "Blessed Thomas Moore is more important at this moment than at any moment since his death, even perhaps the great moment of his dying; but he is not quite so important as he will be in about a hundred years' time. 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). Princess' household. Pole insisted his brother only wanted change as far as religious matters and that he did not wish harm to the king. For more information from our chairman on contributing to the Herald Patrons Fund, click here, Holy Communion from the chalice to return on Holy Thursday, Freedom is ever new: The legacy of Benedict XVIs visit to the United States endures, Interview: Benedict XVIs abiding inspiration is the gentle force of Catholic thought, Benedict XVIs care for catechism and catechists, Dont miss a single story. At the age of 14, Margaret was married to Richard Pole, a loyal subject of the king and relative of Margaret Beaufort. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Essex. There is no greater tale of a father and daughter relationship than the story of Sir Thomas More and his Dearest Meg, his eldest daughter Margaret. Margaret admitted that she was sorry for the destruction of the abbey and religious houses where her ancestors were buried. In May 1539 a Bill of Attainder was issued against her by Thomas Cromwell and a tunic displaying the Five Wounds, which was used as a symbol in the Northern rebellions, was used as evidence against her, having allegedly been found in her belongings. The church celebrates her feast day on May 28 each year. 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. It is entirely possible that But when the matter of the And who were his descendants? The fact that Margaret held the peerage title in her own right was a big deal and something rarely heard of in 16th century England. Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. On 25 Sept. following he was one of a company of . Evidence remains from the imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys that in 1534 there was already whispers of something big happening in England. On this day in history, the 27th May 1541, Margaret Pole, the 8th Countess of Salisbury was executed at the Tower of London. A lady was sent from the court to retrieve When Henry gave the nod for the execution to take place, no one was give. When the crook-back King's son Margaret entertained dreams of a marriage between British Library. Things were beginning to look up for not only Margaret but also her children as they were in favor of the king. himself as heir to the kingdom. Believer, Baltimore City IEP Chair, and 2:39 marathon runner. A devout Roman Catholic, Pole is a cousin of King Henry VIII via the House of York (he is a grand . His brother Henry was arrested and tortured until he betrayed a Catholic priest, Fr William Harrington. 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.
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