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Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 – 27 May 1541), was the only surviving daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III, by his wife Isabel Neville. As a result of her marriage to Richard Pole, she was also known as Margaret Pole.
Blessed Margaret Pole. On the 29th December 1886, Pope Leo XIII beatified Margaret, making her Blessed Margaret Pole, a Catholic martyr. Her feast day is the 28th May, the date that some sources give as her execution date. These are the words found on the wall of her cell and thought to have been etched there by Margaret:-.
May 27, 2020 · On this day in Tudor history, 27th May 1541, the frail sixty-seven-year-old Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, was executed at the Tower of London. The former governess of Princess Mary had an awful end because the usual executioner was away from London, and one account has led to stories of her tormented ghost reliving her final moments at the Tower. Find out why Margaret Pole was executed ...
Dec 22, 2021 · Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, wasn’t the wife of the Earl of Salisbury or anything like that—she was the Countess of Salisbury in her own right. Then, everybody around her decided to become a traitor, and suddenly, she found herself on the chopping block. Margaret Pole was born on August 14th, 1473, in Somerset, England.
After two years of being imprisoned as a traitor in the Tower, the frail 67 year-old Plantagenet heiress was executed on 27th May 1541. As a woman of noble birth, Margaret Pole was given a private execution. There are two accounts of her execution – One says that she was executed by an inexperienced axeman who missed her neck the first time ...
This page was created on February 27, 2023. The execution of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, mother of Cardinal Reginald Pole, the Pope's legate during King Henry VIII's 'Great Matter'. She was, for a time, governess to the Princess Mary. Henry VIII had her unjustly executed.
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May 27, 2011 · 27 May 1541 – Execution of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. May27,2011 # Margaret Pole. On this day in 1541 the 67 year old Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury and former governess to the Lady Mary (Henry VIII’s eldest daughter) was executed at the Tower of London. You can find out more about Margaret Pole, who was also Mary’s ...
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