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poncianito
poncianito
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury ( 1473- 1541)
Jan 18 2011, 2:44 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2011, 2:44 AM EST
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473-1541)
The Countess of Salisbury was the last direct descendant of the Plantagenet line - she was as descendent of King Edward III. The countess made the mistake of appearing to side with Katherine of Aragon against the king and he declared her a traitor. She was arrested two years before her execution and badly treated and neglected as a prisoner in the Tower of London. She was not given a trial. She was small, frail and ill. But she was a proud noble. She was dragged to the block, but refused to lay her head on the block. She was forced down and struggled. The inexperienced executioner made a gash in her shoulder rather than her neck. She leapt from the block and was chased by the executioner, with his axe. She was struck eleven times before she died. There were 150 witnesses to her execution. She was 68 years of age. 0  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
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MsSquirrly
MsSquirrly
1. RE: Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury ( 1473- 1541)
Jan 18 2011, 2:52 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2011, 2:52 AM EST
There are profiles for characters on the series with background information. This character's profile is here : http://tudorswiki.sho.com/page/Lady+Salisbury 0  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
ravenhair
ravenhair
2. RE: Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury ( 1473- 1541)
Jan 18 2011, 2:59 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 18 2011, 2:59 AM EST
Hello Poncianito,great topic !!
Margaret,along with her brother suffered awful fated deaths,her brother Edward, the Earl of Warwick, was judicially murdered by Henry VII in 1499. Henry VIII, who described Margaret as the most saintly woman in England, was anxious, after his accession, to atone to her for this injustice. He therefore granted her annuities,he created her Countess of Salisbury, and gave her the family lands of the earldom of Salisbury in fee. For her fate to end as it did in such an awful way,is just so tragic.
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