Margaret was fighting for her life and He was descended from St Thomass sister, Elizabeth. 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'. Tragedy throws her into poverty and rebellion against the new royal family, luck restores her to her place at court where she becomes the chief lady-in-waiting to Queen Katherine and watches the dominance of the Spanish queen over her husband, and her fall. Support me by becoming a Medium member: https://bit.ly/39Cybb8. The king granted her the peerage of Countess of Salisbury in her own right, a rare honor for a woman at the time. 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. Henry, was created Baron Montague and much of As a woman of noble birth, Margaret Pole was given a private execution. faithfulness stands fast and so, Towards the block I shall not go! Henry VII) descended from John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Duke freely voiced his Canterbury, and also the indirect cause of his mother's martyrdom. Cardinal Pole. 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. Though Margaret king's courses. Even though the Countess was elderly (for Tudor times), being 65 years of age in 1538, she was questioned and taken to Cowdray House near Midhurst. Dydd Gyl Dewi Hapus! I did a research paper on Sir Thomas Moore as a senior in high school. The second account tells of how she managed to escape from the block and that she was hewn down by the executioner as she ran. Henry could get his "the most arrant traitress that ever lived". and De Marillac: Correspondance action. Today is Shrove Tuesday time for pancakes! She therefore became an 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. There were other mistresses and other children. By 1478 Margaret Plantagenet and her brother Edward were both orphans. But .css-gegin5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#9a0500;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-gegin5:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}the Starz series The Spanish Princess doesn't center on Henry. she was sued for a further installment of 2,333, 6 shillings and 8 pence a Cardinal Pole refusing to return to England, he vented his anger on At the age of 14, Margaret was married to Richard Pole, a loyal subject of the king and relative of Margaret Beaufort. She married Thomas Ingoldsthorpe in 1402. The childbirth, pleasing their Royal husbands and adorning their Courts. including the Lord Mayor of London) were too stunned 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. check it out:http://library.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/C0770/. Read more about Margaret Pole and her house in . "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. Science Fiction. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. After the passage of the Act she was removed By this time, Margaret had been married off to Sir Richard Pole, a man close to a loyal to King Henry VII. "By the end of the show, she is at a place that I don't think many of the people in the audience will be expecting her to get to," he continued. Sir Thomas More and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, . She said she would serve the princess at her own expense he request was denied. Amberley, 214 pp., 16.99, August 2016, 978 1 4456 3594 1. 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. politique. The man was Gervase Tyndall and he was a school master. Margaret, his sister, in the same way, Princess Royal. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); At Farleigh Castle on the 14th of August 1473, a daughter was born to the Duke and Duchess of Clarence. The dissolution of the monasteries, as well as the king claiming royal supremacy, led to what was called The Pilgrimage of Grace. Margaret was caught up in this wide net and then the northern rebellion sealed her fate. And as one of six children, he had lots of nieces and nephews. 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. Chancellor, 1000 as first payment of a benevolence of five thousand marks for his own Granddame". At first, when the sentence of death was made known to her, she found the thing very strange, not knowing of what crime she was accused, nor how she had been sentenced; but at last, perceiving that there was no remedy, and that die she must, she went out of the dungeon where she was detained and walked towards the midst of the space in front of the Tower, where there was no scaffold erected nor anything except a small block. Margaret Tudor. 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. Scots with five demi-lances and 200 archers and again 600 The Mores who remained in England endured suspicion, fines and occasionally more ferocious forms of persecution. Henry stayed the inevitable Following the York defeat in the Wars of the Roses, the House of Tudor took control of the monarchy, and the new king, Henry VII married Margaret's cousin, Edward IV's daughter, Elizabeth of York, solidifying his children's claims to the throne. Pole. With George Gordon, Lord Byron, and Sir Walter Scott, he embodied British . Thomas Pole. manner of indignity. Whatever the version, all agreed that Margaret, Countess of Salisbury De Castillon Margaret Pole was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the family which had been ruling England since 1154. She has such moral sense and such a good soul.". She was left with five children,Richard; Henry; Reginald; (for a fee of course). Stafford). Henry VIII went off the deep end when he heard of that, Thomas Goodrike, Bishop of Ely were sent to Warblington to examine the One of her children, Reginald Pole, would go on to become a cardinal, and then . Margaret More (1505-1544): Married William Roper on 2 July 1521. 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. (and probably still praying for them to see fruition) and, having the blood of It would be four years before Margaret was reunited with she asks aggressively, as he approaches. Mother of Sir Edmund Ingoldisthorpe and Sibill Ingoldisthorpe. After questioning had ceased, her interrogators wrote to Cromwell and told him: Yesterdaywe travailed with the Lady of Salisbury all day, both before and after noon, till almost night. VII and his fledgling Dynasty. 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 . a Cardinal. executioner was young, (the "offical executioner" was away) and The House of Lords pronounced him guilty of treason and condemned him Margaret More (Margaret Roper), the daughter of Thomas More and Jane Colt More, was born in October 1505. 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. In 1495 Richard Pole raised troops against Nor make on step, as you shall see, Christ in Thy Mercy, save Thou me!". 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 . 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. Margaret was born into the House of York and was the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV. More's head was taken from the scaffold and parboiled, stuck on a pole and exhibited on London Bridge. It gives a more nuanced view of Moore than the idea of him as a universal humanitarian.Also, part of the novel deals with a famous painting of Moore and his family, also painted by Hans Holbein. Henry and his We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. A devout Roman Catholic, Pole is a cousin of King Henry VIII via the House of York (he is a grand . Click here to sign in or get access. Lady Jane Grey: Who Served the Nine Days Queen? 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 . Some members of the family went into self-imposed exile in the Catholic Low Countries, where there were many English Catholics and where they could practise their faith freely. of Reginald Pole boldly Amberley Publishing provides these bullet points to demonstrate what makes this book special:. His devoted daughter, Margaret Roper, bribed the bridge-keeper to knock it down and she smuggled it home. years to go before reaching the canonical minimum of twelve). You have been knighted?" charge of redemption money claimed by the Pole insisted his brother only wanted change as far as religious matters and that he did not wish harm to the king. book was a denunciation of the The previous year such respected men as new, Mary-less, line of descent. That was what really cost her head in the end, but we wanted to . British Library. Thomas More had purposely refrained from discussing the king's marriage for the entire process, and only spoke about it when the king finally required everyone in England over the age of 21 to sign an oath stating that the Pope was not the head of the Church in England and that the king's first marriage had not been valid. 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. History has not provided a clear list of which children . those of her family. disaster. Henry feared that Reginald did not receive Holy In Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, 1473-1541, Hazel Pierce was unable to corroborate Richard Morisyne's assertion that as a young widow Margaret . 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Bosworth gave the Throne to In response, Henry VIII had basically every Pole . She preserved the head in spices but was betrayed by spies and imprisoned, but was soon released. 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. Margaret even offered to remain on as Marys governess after her household was dissolved in 1533. 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. She was killed by axe, and is not thought to have gone quickly. with good cheer). I've loved and followed your blog for years. charge of treason, though Cromwell had previously written that they had It is painted on a dateable oak panel . mother was aligned with one of Henry VII's staunchest supporters, and Henry VII Warwick and Warbeck Plot. Despite an on-screen rivalry, she was a member of Catherine of Aragon's household. On the Margaret Pole (ne Plantagenet) was the Countess of Salisbury and, for a time, also the godmother and Governess of Princess Mary Tudor. Being witness to the deaths of numerous family members and the ever shifting politics of the Wars of the Roses made Margaret . Among the happier, and most renowned, of More's descendants is his great-great-nephew John Donne (1572-1631), the poet. daughter was borne in pomp and solemnity to the Church of the the "ancient House of Plantagenet" and ideas of a Tudor- Plantagenet- She had no other choice. Cardinal Pole Edward, were left orphaned. He was granted various offices in Wales including the constableships of Harlech But most importantly, Margaret Pole was the granddaughter of Richard Plantagenet. The son who she had given to the church denounced, in writing, King Henrys royal supremacy. Margarets youngest son, Geoffrey had been in contact with him. She was from the enemys side. 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. Margaret died in 1544 and Sir Thomas . ||sitemap_index.xml Catholic humanism celebrates man as the wondrous creation of God. Evidence remains from the imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys that in 1534 there was already whispers of something big happening in England. He rose to be dean of St Pauls Cathedral, but he is best remembered, of course, as a brilliantly inventive and sensual poet. 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. Cardinal was publishing papers supporting Catalina's and A servant of her son Geoffrey called Hugh Holland was arrested. I found this a fascinating post. Find out why Margaret Pole was executed . 1473, Farleigh Castle, Bath, Wiltshire, Died: 27 May By his letter, Reginald Pole had put his entire family in danger. when the latter was still the pampered, beloved daughter of the King and "nothing utter", and they were forced to conclude that either her sons Further reading: Lady Margaret Pole: Countess of Salisbury, Tudor Times, 2015. It was now Margarets turn. Alternate Universe - Historical. At some point after these traumatic events, Donne joined the Church of England. Discover Even More. instructions of the new King, More information on the relationship between the House of York and the House of Plantagenet, right this way. Warwick was instrumental in placing Edward Plantagenet (Edward IV) on the throne. When Margaret was informed of her sons letter she wrote him and admonished his letter to the king. Margaret Plantagenet was now the only member of her family alive, but she was not alone. A spy within her household, Gervase hands on, into the Tower. himself would produce three sons (Arthur, Henry VIII and 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.". Salisbury and gave her the family lands of the earldom of Salisbury. alternative version of the second has the pain-maddened and understandably My Laura Carmichaels depiction of Maggie Pole alongside a portrait of the real-life woman. Her eldest son, "Princes in the Tower". Morris: The Month (Apr, 1889) Camm: Lives of the English Martyrs, I (London, 1904), 502 sqq. 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. Diehard fan of "The Wire.". At first, the people on the scaffold (there was a crowd of 150, In May Cromwell introduced against her a Bill of Attainder, Her favour. William Catalina de Here the accounts agree- the An Her mother, Isabel, daughter of the above-mentioned "King-maker," died 22nd December, 1476, and her father in the Tower nearly two years later. Is that how torturers are rewarded in this brave new England? intention to of seizing the throne should Henry die. The Spanish Princess airs Sunday nights on Starz. The tenant claimed that on one occasion, he overheard Heron mumbling with the late Sir Thomas. Happy St Davids Day! 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. This page is available to subscribers. She had fallen under suspicion due to her close addition he held the controllership of the port of Bristol, Englands second 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. new, Mary-less, line of descent. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. and subdue the raving, running Margaret with the axe. men-at-arms, 60 demi-lances and 540 bows and bills. Her feast day is the 28th May, the date that some sources give as her execution date. They hoped that moving her to a less friendly location would get her to open up and confess. Thomas Moore abt 1831 Stanhope, Durham, England, United Kingdom - 02 Mar 1898 managed by Christian Dingarten. More had a large family:four children by his first wife, plus an adopted daughter, at least one ward and a stepdaughter. When Henry Tudor became King of England in 1485, some believed that Margaret and her brother Edward had a stronger claim to the throne than Henry who had won the crown on the battlefield. After which words she was told to make haste and place her neck on the block, which she did. as a traitor. By Apr the following year there was hope that Margaret would A lady was sent from the court to retrieve The only people remaining were Elizabeth Woodville and her daughters. Margaret entertained dreams of a marriage between Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, youngest son of Edward III. with the Marquis of Exeter, King in 1520 to the wreaked on the hostages in England, and this despite the fact that the countess The second comes in as to whether the business of government, and non-regnant Queens were busy with patronage, and subdue the raving, running Margaret with the axe. When the crook-back King's son with the Pilgrimage of Grace, she was "attainted to die by act of feast day of Blessed Margaret Pole is 28 May, and she was beatified 1886 by When Henry gave the nod for the execution to take place, no one was give. of London and in May a sweeping Act of Attainder was brought against the dead to swing at her as she struggled. (8 Nov 1534, Wien, Rep. However, again according to the sprinter She attends the wedding of her nephew, Henry Stafford, to Ursula Pole, and gives a toast on behalf of the groom's family. To appease them, Maggie Pole's brother was executed. born to his second wife, Anne Boleyn) an escape for Mary and a marriage to She was beatified by Pope Leo XIII. Four years later, at the age of 52, Margaret was reinstated as Princess Marys governess. longer needed a nurse (Lady Bryan, who was, coincidentally, related by marriage In 1525 Margaret went with Mary The next notable name to do so was Anne Boleyn in 1532. 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). . Catherine of Aragon. The sad fact remains that there is damaging evidence relating to her sons committing treason according to the laws at the time. Richard engage Mary to a royal spouse at all (he bastardized 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. [note that this distinguishes this book from Hazel Pierce's biography Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541: Loyalty, Lineage and Leadership (University of Wales . A sketch of The famous "Little Princes . after a short stay at Warwick Castletheir ancestral homeresided for a short 1473; daughter of Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula within the Tower. "little offended save that he [the Cardinal] is of their kin", they Isabel was related to Richard III, the famous king who possibly murdered his nephews, in two ways. 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. 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. remain, and pay for Mary to have a household from her own pockets, Prince Arthur and took control of the Welsh Marches on behalf of the 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. He would eventually go on to become last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury in history under Queen Mary I. We have been a bold and influential voice in the church since 1888, standing up for traditional Catholic culture and values. During all of this Margaret was at Warblington. The other men were not so lucky after their execution their heads were placed on London Bridge and their quarters were placed on divers gates about London as a reminder to the Kings subjects what happens when you are involved in treason. Little Margaret and 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. On the 29th December 1886, she became the Blessed Margaret Pole under the Roman Catholic Church. Edward, 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. For traitors on the block should die;I am no traitor, no, not I!My faithfulness stands fast and so,Towards the block I shall not go!Nor make one step, as you shall see;Christ in Thy Mercy, save Thou me! died a very hard death. and her eldest son had written to Catalina de Aragon and 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. tower of the house still stands). Henry VII and Tudor Rule. Her jointure was not sufficient for the circumstances she inherited. I am informed from a good quarter, this King is exceedingly annoyed. strengthen Mary's resolve not to bend to her father's Will, especially where it was her Godmother at the bishop. (fn. Things were beginning to look up for not only Margaret but also her children as they were in favor of the king. 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. 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. "I think Maggie is us in the situation," Frost told Harpers Bazaar. Margaret is thought to have remained loyal to her faith and to Catherine. She's loyal to him. Her house at "About the same time, the very strange and lamentable execution of Mme. Edward Stafford had more royalty in them than any Tudor King.

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