Claire | May 27, 2011

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 godmother, and her brutal end in my article The Execution […]

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Claire | March 28, 2011

Today we have the penultimate part of Nancy Smith’s series on the Tower of London’s ghosts:- Monarchs Who Never Were – Hauntings at the Tower of London Part 3 by Nancy Smith The next two Tower of London hauntings are especially tragic, because of the advanced age of one if the victims, the youth of […]

Category: Anne Boleyn Places, Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I, Monarchy, Myths and Legends, Tudor Characters | 24 Comments »
Tags: Countess of Salisbury, Guildford Dudley, Henry Grey, Henry VIII, John Dudley, Lady Jane Grey, Margaret Pole, Mary I, Tower of London, Wyatt's Revolt

Claire | May 27, 2010

On this day in history, the 27th May 1541, Margaret Pole, the 8th Countess of Salisbury was executed at the Tower of London. I was fortunate enough last week to see her memorial tile on the floor of the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula near the altar when we paid our respects to Anne […]

Category: Henry VIII, The Tudors, Tudor Characters, Tudor Events | 164 Comments »
Tags: Countess of Salisbury, Margaret Pole