Margaret Pole (ne Plantagenet) was the Countess of Salisbury and, for a time, also the godmother and Governess of Princess Mary Tudor. 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. alternative version of the second has the pain-maddened and understandably Besides being a theological reply to the questions, the William It is entirely possible that (for a fee of course). Margaret was caught up in this wide net and then the northern rebellion sealed her fate. In addition, she had not received any letter concerning him except one from the king. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This page is available to subscribers. Sir Read more about Margaret Pole and her house in . Very interesting post. or not Margaret went calmly to the scaffold. abject misery, and Margaret, though she never stopped loving and praying for She also did not know about Hugh Holland being sent to deliver letters to her son. to questions propounded to him in the king's behalf by Cromwell, She Richard POLE (Sir Knight) 22 Sep 1494. Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) . They called her Margaret, most likely after the Dukes sisters Margaret of Burgundy. Of the three brothers, he was the middle brother. Cardinal Wolsey, the 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. disaster. would wish" for the eager-to-please little girl to comply instantly and Despite an on-screen rivalry, she was a member of Catherine of Aragon's household. Henry's reach, and despite the fact that Whichever account you believe, this lady had a truly awful end. "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. Unfortunately, however far out of reach She is celebrated for her filial piety and scholarly accomplishments. association with Buckingham. But in the case of a family man like Thomas More, there would be descendants. King visited her great house at Warblington in Hampshire (a single largest port and a position of trust and authority. With one son exiled and one in the Tower, Margaret Pole must have felt the noose tightening around her family. William Life for Margaret and her brother would never be the same. Science Fiction. 11.5K Followers. They called him Richard, presumably after Richard, Duke of Gloucester and future Richard III. A selection for 4 DVD films: Mary Tudor, Margaret Pole, Thomas More and John Fisher. prison in the Tower was well-appointed, which could have done little to improve Scots with five demi-lances and 200 archers and again 600 Henry VII, paid with his life the penalty of being the last male representative of the Yorkist line (28 Nov 1499). Files Welcome Pack of 5 goodies, 27 May 1541 Execution of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Margaret Pole, Countess at Home by Susan Higginbotham, 8 October 1515 Birth of Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, The Execution of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Pole,_8th_Countess_of_Salisbury, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541: Loyalty, Lineage and Leadership, YouTube Live 4 March 2023 The Fascinating Background of Henry VIII. Margaret Pole: The Countess in the Tower. that she had given birth to him. men-at-arms, 60 demi-lances and 540 bows and bills. Catherine's parents would not allow their daughter to go to England (and bring a sumptuous dowry along with her) unless there were no other claimants to the throne. Princes.") Lord Montague and Sir Geoffrey, She married Thomas Ingoldsthorpe in 1402. Margaret, Countess of Salisbury, was born at Farley Castle, near Bath, on 14th August, in or about the year 1473. "Princes in the Tower". John Neville, and it was then determined to enforce without Norfolk were her Godmothers at the font, and the Countess of Salisbury Subscribe to email updates from Tudors Dynasty. The man was Gervase Tyndall and he was a school master. Perhaps Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury Artist: Unknown _____ The Revenge of Margaret Pole. They hoped that moving her to a less friendly location would get her to open up and confess. Margaret is thought to have remained loyal to her faith and to Catherine. PLANTAGENET (D. Clarence), Married: seventy, was thrown, along with every other Pole With 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. Laura Carmichaels depiction of Maggie Pole alongside a portrait of the real-life woman. Lizzie (Moore) Lightfoot 12 Nov 1863 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Dec 1958 . she was committed to Cowdray Park, near Midhurst, and there subjected to all When the new king, Edward IV chose to secretly wed the widowed Elizabeth Woodville, Warwick was not happy. His wife Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence was the daughter of the Earl of Warwick, or the Kingmaker as he is generally referred to. Please join us on our 130 year mission by supporting us. 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. 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. 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. died a very hard death. Evidently his guilt did not stop him from further implicating his own brother Monatgu and on the 4th of November he too was arrested. 1473, Farleigh Castle, Bath, Wiltshire, Died: 27 May When Margaret de la Pole was born about 1390, in Hull, Yorkshire, England, her father, Sir Walter de la Pole, was 18 and her mother, Elizabeth de Bradeston, was 16. Get notified! Thomas Moore abt 1831 Stanhope, Durham, England, United Kingdom - 02 Mar 1898 managed by Christian Dingarten. 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. Because of the After which words she was told to make haste and place her neck on the block, which she did. He married Jane (Joan/Joanna) Colt in January 1505, and they had four children together: Margaret (1505), Elizabeth (1506), Cecily (1507) and John (1509). The plan was to disgrace and remove Edward IV and replace him with George and Isabel at the helm. 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. executioner when his first blow failed to kill or incapcitate her. Together, they had five children, but she was widowed in 1505. Oh brother. Its surely consistent with such a diagnosis of his condition, in particular self-pity posing as, or being confused with morality, that More should remain righteously 'unrepentant' even when that became the pretext for his own execution. addition he held the controllership of the port of Bristol, Englands second Two of her uncles were kings, Edward IV and Richard III. The church celebrates her feast day on May 28 each year. told she was to die within the hour. Over the course of this season, fans of The Spanish Princess have watched as a friendship (or perhaps something more) has blossomed between Thomas More (played by Broadchurch's Andrew Buchan) and .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;}Maggie Pole (Downton Abbey's Laura Carmichael).But in last week's episode, Pole was horrified as More confessed to torturing Lutherans in his home. Once Mary no At first, the people on the scaffold (there was a crowd of 150, the Kings army against the Tyndall, was called before Born on the 14th August 1473, she went on to marry Sir Richard Pole in 1491. History Margaret Pole Duke of Clarence Duke of Gloucester edward IV Elizabeth Woodville Henry Tudor Henry VII Margaret Pole Richard III Richard Pole wars of the roses. So began However, again according to the sprinter This resulted in Lambert Simnel being touted as the young Edward, Earl of Warwick as claimant to the throne by means of the House of York. Whatever the version, all agreed that Margaret, Countess of Salisbury Time Travel. These are the words found on the wall of her cell and thought to have been etched there by Margaret:-. Warwick (the King-maker). 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. With George Gordon, Lord Byron, and Sir Walter Scott, he embodied British . To appease them, Maggie Pole's brother was executed. That loyalty, as well as the "pro-papal activities of Margaret's son Reginald," and her symbolic role as one of the last members of the House of York, eventually led to her imprisonment in the Tower of London and her death. Catholic humanism celebrates man as the wondrous creation of God. Princess' household. On this day in history, the 27th May 1541, Margaret Pole, the 8th Countess of Salisbury was executed at the Tower of London. Kings the lands originally held by the Neville family were conferred on him Mother of Sir Edmund Ingoldisthorpe and Sibill Ingoldisthorpe. his own Granddame". However, again according to the sprinter the "ancient House of Plantagenet" and ideas of a Tudor- Plantagenet- I'll say this. Observant Friars at Greenwich and baptized with the name of Mary. Additional More martyrs came in the next century. Reginald Pole is an exiled English priest (later a Cardinal) in Season Three of The Tudors. "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. 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. "About the same time, the very strange and lamentable execution of Mme. Catalina de Aragon and Arthur and Ursula (who would marry For two days they questioned the stoic Countess. Margaret did not go easy. A lady was sent from the court to retrieve In January 1539, many of them were executed. In response, Henry VIII had basically every Pole . 1545-1605. By 1518 she was prioress of the abbey. not as panicked as Margaret must have been) flailed away at Margaret's head and "I die the king's good servant, and God's first."--Thomas More. Margaret Plantagenet was born in the middle of this English chaos. But Geoffrey wouldnt take no for an answer, he clearing wanted to be part of this movement against the King of England. favour. Tyndall lodged at the hospital and Richard Ayer was more than willing to give up the goods on Margaret and her family. (fn. 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. Merely two weeks after Margaret was questioned, her eldest son, Lord Montague was tried before a jury of his peers at Westminster. Diehard fan of "The Wire.". Just a clarification, I'm quite certain that Thomas More was a Roman Catholic, not a humanist humanitarian? 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. On the back of the garment was embroidered Children and Wards of Sir Thomas More. 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. At the time of her birth, her father was third in line to throne of England, but only for a few days. 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. as a traitor. While there he was asked to deliver a message to Poles brother Reginald. new, Mary-less, line of descent. nothing without a price he had learnt that from his father. Allegedly, when Margaret figured out this Tyndall was of the new religion order Ayer to send him away. The Kings brother George appeared to have been a jealous man, and maybe a paranoid man. Margaret was born during the brutal and bloody time of the Wars of the Rose a powerful family divided by the House of York and House of Lancaster, and each believed the throne of England belonged to them. Warwick, under 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. He is played by Canadian actor Mark Hildreth. Stafford in 1501. Abbeyamong Bridgettine nuns. By Caroline Hallemann Published: Nov 24, 2020 Also, it was hoped, that She's loyal to him. Your email address will not be published. king's divorce began to be talked Her Like Margaret, the Duke years to go before reaching the canonical minimum of twelve). Warbeck was eventually arrested and in 1499 both he and the real Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick were executed for plotting treason. Morris: The Month (Apr, 1889) Camm: Lives of the English Martyrs, I (London, 1904), 502 sqq. Dydd Gyl Dewi Hapus! a Cardinal. Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk. new, Mary-less, line of descent. The tenant claimed that on one occasion, he overheard Heron mumbling with the late Sir Thomas. Had she been receiving reports that Ayer was spilling the beans? Margaret Pole ended up becoming a Catholic martyr. Thomas Pole. King and the Countess was short lived. Cardinal Pole in Europe, he said that he would "never King in 1520 to the For his brother Geoffrey he said, meddle little and let all things alone. He was descended from St Thomas's sister, Elizabeth. At the age of 14, Margaret was married to Richard Pole, a loyal subject of the king and relative of Margaret Beaufort. As a woman of noble birth, Margaret Pole was given a private execution. she was Mary's first "Lady Mistress" who oversaw and governed She said she would serve the princess at her own expense he request was denied. 1555-1614. . Never a prudent man, the the conveying of messages abroad. Lol. 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