Born Bath, of royal blood, she survived the Wars of the Roses and was trusted by Henry VIII enough to be a governess to Mary, his daughter by Catherine of Aragon. However when the king wanted a divorce from Catherine, Cardinal Pole, Margaret's son, from the safety of Italy, wrote denouncing the king who then turned against the whole Pole family. This meant execution for Margaret, even at age 68. There are stories that she ran from the block and the executioner chased her around Tower Green before he could complete the job (cue the Benny Hill theme tune).
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
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Tower of London execution site
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Warne, Jnr.
Either burnt or poisoned in prison for his Protestant beliefs. Son of Elizabeth.
1 memorial
Lord William Russell
Son of the 5th Earl Bedford. MP for Tavistock. Convicted of being part of the Rye House Plot to assassinate the Catholic King Charles II and beheaded, eventually, in Lincoln's Inn Fields. When th...
1 memorial
Simon of Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England. In the latter role he was associated with the taxes against which the Peasants Revolted and so, along with Robert Hales, he was dragged fro...
1 memorial
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
Brother of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, he was honoured by the king on the marriage and remained in favour after Jane's death, following childbirth. On Henry's death, the king's only son...
1 memorial
Arpad Weisz
Weisz, Árpád. Footballer. Born in Solt, Hungary. As well as Hungary, he also played for Czechoslovakia and Italy. He was part of the Hungarian squad in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A serious ...
Person, Execution, Sport / Games, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Italy, Poland
1 memorial
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Ray and Dave Davies
N2, Fortis Green, 105, The Clissold Arms Public House
The plaque is above the dark van on the left of our photo.
3 subjects commemorated,
2 creators