May 27 - Margaret Pole’s botched execution

2020-05-26

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On this day in Tudor history, 27th May 1541, the frail sixty-seven-year-old Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, was executed at the Tower of London. 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. Find out why Margaret Pole was executed and what happened in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society. You can see t...

On this day in Tudor history, 27th May 1541, the frail sixty-seven-year-old Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, was executed at the Tower of London.

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.

Find out why Margaret Pole was executed and what happened in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, founder of the Tudor Society.

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/6v9LGPqClTY

Also on this day in history, 27th May 1537, there were celebrations in England for the pregnancy of Queen Jane Seymour. Find out more in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/0UfaRuXbHEk

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