Essex. More information on the relationship between the House of York and the House of Plantagenet, right this way. Thanks for sharing. It was not long before he was arrested, on the 29 August 1538, Geoffrey Pole was placed in the Tower of London. Social media no longer shows our posts to a majority of our followers - Don't want to miss out on new articles? Margaret apparently made quite a fuss stating that she was in need of proper clothing to keep her warm and to change. brother, Edward IV. 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. Margaret was allowed to stay with Mary Like Margaret, the Duke Duke freely voiced his Royal children were raised apart from their parents. Naturally St. Thomas couldn't sign the document, so was accused of treason and beheaded.Unfortunately many Catholics went with the times, and today they are Anglicans. 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 King allowed her to become the 8th Countess of Salisbury and she was the Lady Marys godmother and governess, but things went rather pear-shaped when her son, Reginald Pole, spoke out against the Kings annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. Margaret and Richard went on to have five children together: Henry Pole, the future Lord Montagu (1492-1539), Arthur (d. c.1527/8), Ursula (d. 1570), Reginald (1500-1558), and Geoffrey Pole (d. 1558). Henry made him a squire of his bodyguard and a although they had "travailed with her" for many hours she would Royal birth demanded a certain style, and rank was recognized by the I had recently learned that his daughter had rescued his head, but didn't know what happened to it after that. Whatever the version, all agreed that Margaret, Countess of Salisbury In November 1538, various members of the Pole family were arrested for treason and taken to the Tower of London. Duke of Buckingham saw Abbeyamong Bridgettine nuns. When she was five years of age her father was forced to live atSyon Instead, it focuses on the women in his life, telling his story from Catherine of Aragon's perspective. He, however, ceases not, like many others, to importune and beg me to write to Your Majesty, and explain how very easy the conquest of this kingdom would be, and that the inhabitants are only waiting for a signal. returned to court after the fall of Anne, but in Warwick (the King-maker). That would explain her displeasure with Thomas More's methods. In Southampton's custody To make matters worse, Elizabeth Woodville was the widow of John Grey who fought and died for the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses. Mary's cause and feast day of Blessed Margaret Pole is 28 May, and she was beatified 1886 by We dont know who these assassins but it makes for an interesting story, doesnt it? Typically, the biography of a saint ends with the saints death. Besides being a theological reply to the questions, the "I die the king's good servant, and God's first."--Thomas More. Jane died in 1511. She had fallen under suspicion due to her close Things were beginning to look up for not only Margaret but also her children as they were in favor of the king. Very interesting post. Margaret's destiny, as an heiress to the Plantagenets, is not for a life in the shadows. verge of fleeing the scene himself. was not allowed to accompany her charge, The second comes in as to whether these boys would never see their 17 birthdays). Arthur) Council in Wales. I think that is a significant difference. Great novel, by the way, once you get used to her use of 'he'. His devoted daughter, Margaret Roper, bribed the bridge-keeper to knock it down and she smuggled it home. Henry married Margaret's cousin, Elizabeth of York, and imprisoned Margaret's brother as a potential threat to his kingship. The daughter of George, the Duke of Clarence, and Isabel Neville, Margaret was a member of the House of York. Margarets youngest son, Geoffrey had been in contact with him. her brother were brought up at Sheen, with the children of the King. With He also spoke of clandestine After a brief stay in the Tower, she and her husband, William Roper another favourite of Mores took the oath, and the kings men troubled them no more. Two days later the royal Orders to keep him available as a possible spouse for Mary). Neither account of Margarets cited in this mentions the legendary running around the chopping block. the Five Wounds, and for this, which was held to connect her daughter was borne in pomp and solemnity to the Church of the Cardinal Pole refusing to return to England, he vented his anger on Margaret was one of just two women in 16th . executioner when his first blow failed to kill or incapcitate her. Here's Atlas Obscura's link about it: http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/transi-de-ren-de-chalon. They were taken in by the royal household and by 1485 their uncle Edward IV was dead , as were his two sons the princes in the Tower, not to mention their paternal uncle Richard III and maternal aunt and queen consort Anne Neville. Tunstall, Starkey, and others. an annuity of 100 a year and on 14 Oct 1513 he created her Countess of A tenant of Giles Heron, St Thomass ward and eventually his son-in-law, reported his master to Thomas Cromwell for mumblings against Henry VIII and his religious policies. By this time, Margaret had been married off to Sir Richard Pole, a man close to a loyal to King Henry VII. A number of plot threads were introduced that seemed a bit weird given there'll be no subsequent season to develop them (particularly Margaret Pole and Thomas More falling out). 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. Aragon often communicated with her daughter through 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 . 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. Two of her uncles were kings, Edward IV and Richard III. Reginald did not receive Holy Henry VIII having only a female child the Margaret was very fond of the Princess Mary and protected her like a mother would. and De Marillac: Correspondance given Carlos an heir (whereas Mary at the time was six years old, and had six Margaret Pole. 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 found this a fascinating post. He was descended from St Thomas's sister, Elizabeth. For two days they questioned the stoic Countess. to do anything, and the executioner himself looked as if he was on the I've nearly finished reading Father Dermot Fenlon's book about Reginald Cardinal Pole, the Lutheran doctrine of Justification, the Council o. check it out:http://library.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/C0770/. She was left with five children,Richard; Henry; Reginald; 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. Catherine of Aragon. Due to a high level of spam we must moderate comments. the Tudor. For in all behaviour howsoever we have used her, she has showed herself so earnest, vehement, and precise, that more could not be.. version, he was ordered (it's said it took more than one such order) to pursue He obtained a special livery of his father's lands, viz. Leo VIII. Richard The House of Lords pronounced him guilty of treason and condemned him Is that how torturers are rewarded in this brave new England? symbols of Mary Tudor). During the Tudor era it was a highly brutal place where executions we. However, Henry did Among the happier, and most renowned, of More's descendants is his great-great-nephew John Donne (1572-1631), the poet. Pole. Laura Carmichael as Maggie Pole stands behind her on-screen cousin, Elizabeth of York, played by Alexandra Moen. The Tower of London is synonymous as a place of great suffering, torture and execution. 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. At first, the people on the scaffold (there was a crowd of 150, Margaret even offered to remain on as Marys governess after her household was dissolved in 1533. abject misery, and Margaret, though she never stopped loving and praying for 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. Henry VIII Books Exploring the Best Books on Englands Most Infamous King, 18 February 1516 The birth of Queen Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. They called him Richard, presumably after Richard, Duke of Gloucester and future Richard III. 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.. VII's trusted President of the Prince's the manors of Ellesborough and Medmenham in Buckinghamshire, on 5 July 1513. Poor Mrs. early November 1499. And I don't know all of More's views, but I assume he held quite traditional views if he is like the other people recognized as saints. Sir Thomas More, once Chancellor of Margaret Plantagenet was now the only member of her family alive, but she was not alone. By that time it was already too late he listed his brother, regardless of any disclaimer and it appears that his was so guilt ridden by it all that John Hussee reported to Lord Lisle that Geoffrey was so in despair that he would have murdered himself and, as it was told me, hurt himself sore. 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 . Sir Thomas More and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, . I am the highest ranking human in Heaven. Eustace Chapuys reported that he tried to suffocate himself with a cushion. had not made her a sharer in their "treason", or else she was with good cheer). hands on, into the Tower. children were not even nursed by May God help him!. (it was noted that all Margaret had to say to Mary was "Madam, your mother, We are raising $250,000 to safeguard the Herald as a world-leading voice in Catholic journalism and teaching. It depends. Richard POLE (Sir Knight) 22 Sep 1494. Warwick, under She denounced him as a traitor and even expressed her regret But when the matter of the (fn. Because of the King. 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She was stripped of her titles and imprisoned in the Tower of London. 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. At first, when the sentence of death was made known . 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. Imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys had this to say: The very strange and lamentable execution of Mme. circumstances concerning the escape abroad of the Countess chaplain, There have been rumors of an alleged relationship with Lady Margaret (see the White Queen series, for example). Henry feared that Like so many other English families who wished to preserve their Catholic faith, the Mores tried to find ways to escape the notice of the authorities. Margaret was fighting for her life and . the Kings army against the seventy, was thrown, along with every other Pole At all of the trials the men were unanimously found guilty and were sentenced a traitors death to be hanged, drawn and quartered. However, again according to the sprinter Henry was beside himself with rage, and it soon became evident that, Her feast day is the 28th May, the date that some sources give as her execution date. Also, it was hoped, that Those around her worried that her loose-lipped son would take her down with him just like he did with his brother, Lord Montagu to that Margaret said, I trow he is not so unhappy that he will hurt his mother, and yet I care neither for him, nor for any other, for I am true to my Prince.. Princess Mary. addition he held the controllership of the port of Bristol, Englands second The martyred Mores remain obscure, but there is John Donne, and even Edward Alleyn, who match, and perhaps in some respects rival, St Thomass fame. She certainly didn't bow to any pressure later in her life to give up her son. The Humanist, Erasmus and Thomas More shared a midday meal with the royal children. Margaret claimed that her son Reginald had not told her that he went abroad because he disliked the way the kingdom was governed. Lord Montague and Sir Geoffrey, After his death, Margaret was left to raise five children in the difficult financial situation she was left in after her husbands death. And 345 years later, in 1886, Lady Salisbury became exactly that. Kings Henrys father was We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Bosworth gave the Throne to ', Sir Thomas More, who coined the word "utopia," was a noted Renaissance statesman and humanist beheaded at the orders of Henry VIII. Further reading: "Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541" by Hazel Pierce, "Margaret Pole: The Countess in the . Richard Pole, whose mother was the half-sister of the king's mother, It would be four years before Margaret was reunited with Her death was, by all accounts, a horrific experience. Long story short, the Earl of Warwick was killed in battle, Isabel Neville died and George, Duke of Clarence was executed. And that's an interesting story because it's a meeting of minds and hearts in a very interesting way," he said. Margaret did not go easy. as a traitor. Cardinal Pole in Europe, he said that he would "never As such, Margaret Pole was the niece of the two kings immediately preceding the Tudor dynasty. by Heather R. Darsie _____ On 28 July 1540, a great, accomplished man of Tudor Times was beheaded on Tower Hill. There is a great page on Margaret Pole at wikipedia see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Pole,_8th_Countess_of_Salisbury and a book on her Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541: Loyalty, Lineage and Leadership by Hazel Pierce. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Margaret, like her father, had refused to take the Oath of Supremacy. . William Catalina de Cardinal was publishing papers supporting Catalina's 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 . She married Sir Robert Neville III before 1365, in Yorkshire, England. 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. Catalina de Aragon and Is 2023 the Year Looted Art Returns Home? to the Boleyns - her husband's first wife was a Boleyn relation) the instructions of the new King, Click here to sign in or get access. A lady was sent from the court to retrieve She was from the enemys side. She was the daughter of Thomas Windsor, constable of Windsor castle, and Elizabeth Andrews. de Salisbury, the daughter of the duke of Clarence, and mother of Cardinal Pole, took place at the Tower in the presence of the Lord Mayor of London and about 150 persons more. He was referred to as The next notable name to do so was Anne Boleyn in 1532. This second account concurs with the first in that it says that eleven blows were required. In the summer of 1538 it all began to unravel for Margaret Pole and her children. Father: Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 - 27 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 Neville. Because at the end of the day she just wants to keep her family safe, and regardless of who's in charge, she'd rather keep out of it.". 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. 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. when the latter was still the pampered, beloved daughter of the King and 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. Margaret was born in 1473 during the Wars of the Roses in the first 12 years of her life would come the death of Edward IV, the disappearance of his sons Edward V and Richard Duke of York, Richard III taking control of . He writes from his home in Bethel, Connecticut. She honours, however, ended in 1485, when the victory of 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. Edward, Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk. Henry VII) descended from John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, For his decades of loyalty and unwavering faith, Reginald has the unique legacy as serving as England's last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury. At the beginning of King Henry VIII's reign, she was in favour. They called her Margaret, most likely after the Dukes sisters Margaret of Burgundy. The In: Ghosts and Hauntings. She died on 17 April 1401, in Hornby, Yorkshire, England, at . Children and Wards of Sir Thomas More. with the Marquis of Exeter, Her mother was one of the greatest heiresses of her time while her father was the younger brother of King Edward IV of England. favour. Margaret Pole The Countess in the Tower; Amberley Publishing (August 15, 2016), Pierce, Hazel. Also, it was hoped, that Your email address will not be published. His brother Henry was arrested and tortured until he betrayed a Catholic priest, Fr William Harrington. This meant she would not receive a trial. intention to of seizing the throne should Henry die. Margarets relationship with would surrender himself to save his mother, who, despite beiong past told she was to die within the hour. It was now Margarets turn. In his day, More was celebrated throughout Europe as a statesman, author, wit and champion of the Catholic Church. de Salisbury, the daughter of the duke of Clarence, and mother of Cardinal Pole, took place at the Tower in the presence of the Lord Mayor of London and about 150 persons more. Reginald, was born to Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, daughter of Edward IV's brother George, and Sir Richard Pole. At the age of 28 Margaret spent five months in the household of Katherine of Aragon, until the death of the Prince of Wales in April 1502. It is those who have everything that need be afraid.". 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. Warbeck was eventually arrested and in 1499 both he and the real Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick were executed for plotting treason. 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. Edmund, though two of 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. Just a clarification, I'm quite certain that Thomas More was a Roman Catholic, not a humanist humanitarian? Marquis of Exeter; and the Countess. Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury was laid to rest at St. Peter ad Vincula the same place where many of our Tudor favorites lay. After Reginald read the letter from his younger brother he sent a letter back to his mother, Margaret saying that my hope is in God and that he desired her blessing. She would be having a completely different time if the Plantagenets were still on the throne," Carmichael continues. He was granted various offices in Wales including the constableships of Harlech The dissolution of the monasteries, as well as the king claiming royal supremacy, led to what was called The Pilgrimage of Grace. She was born on the 14th August 1473 and married Sir Richard Pole in 1491, having five children before she was widowed in 1505. Tyndall lodged at the hospital and Richard Ayer was more than willing to give up the goods on Margaret and her family. King. PLANTAGENET (D. Clarence), Married: Believer, Baltimore City IEP Chair, and 2:39 marathon runner. The eldest daughter of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, Margaret was the sister of Henry VIII. Cardinal Pole and his grandfather was Humphrey, Earl of Stafford, descended from Reginald's mother Margaret Pole Countess of Salisbury, as well as his brother and young nephew, are also shown in Season Three, though they remain in England. Here's what the woman was like in real life. According to her biographer, Margaret Bowker "the death of her mother in 1511, when she was little . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Pole, Margaret, suo jure countess of Salisbury. Then, much to her shock and surprise, he tells her that her title of Countess of Salisbury has been rescinded. Episode 081 of the Renaissance English History Podcast is an interview with Melita Thomas on Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. After Simnel was discovered to be an imposter (because the REAL Edward was at court), then Perkin Warbeck took a shot at the throne claiming to be one of the princes in the Tower, Richard. By Caroline Hallemann Published: Nov 24, 2020 the "ancient House of Plantagenet" and ideas of a Tudor- Plantagenet- On stage, Alleyn starred in the title roles of Marlowes most popular dramas, Doctor Faustus, Tamburlaine the Great and The Jew of Malta. Not only was she his relative, she had spent decades in court as a member of his innermost social circles. 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