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On this day, February 13, 1689 ~ King William III of England and Queen Mary of England became co-rulers
On this day, February 13, 1689 ~ King William III of England and Queen Mary of England became co-rulers
A unique arrangement that has never been repeated.
Possibly the only English/Scottish monarch ever born of a Princess Royal.
I know King Stephen acknowledged Henry Plantagenet as his heir in England ahead of his own son but that was an attempt to bring peace after years of upheaval over a disputed succession.
1478 George, Duke of Clarence was executed for treason against Edward IV. A private execution believed to have been by being drowned in wine.
The Duke was later buried at Tewkesbury Abbey,his son Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick was executed by Henry VII in 1499 and his daughter,Lady Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury went to the block under Henry VIII's orders in 1541.
Of all Henry's foul deeds the murder (which is what it was) of Margaret Pole was one of the most outrageous.
From the accounts,Richard Roose who was boiled alive on accusations of attempting to poison members of Bishop Fishers household was one of the most gruesome sights in 1531.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Richard_Roose
A notorious incident. Henry was nothing if not ruthless.
Agreed. From what I recall- everyone was appalled at the time. It was that blatantly murder.
And she the fact that Margaret was an elderly cousin of Henry's she had been one of Katherine of Aragon's ladies in waiting and Governess to Princess Mary counted for nothing.Also she was one of the richest peers in England and staunch supporter of Katherine and Mary.
And cared even less for Bishop Fisher as time would tell.
Weren't Henry & Maragaret first cousins once removed? The same as Charles & the Gloucester/Kents?
Yes I believe they were as George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence was the great uncle of Henry VIII but that mattered not to Henry VII or Henry VIII when executing members of that family.
I was reading that George and his wife Isabel are buried at the Beauchamp Chapel at Tewkesbury Abbey,what a shame that Lady Margaret Countess of Salisbury was never reburied along side her parents but lies in an unmarked burial at the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula within the Tower.
Her brother Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick was buried at Bisham Priory but sadly nothing has survived the Reformation.
That's in a lovely spot in the Thames valley but Bisham Priory is not a place I'd known about before. Too many religious houses were lost
Yes Margaret and Elizabeth of York (Henry's mother) were first cousins.Weren't Henry & Maragaret first cousins once removed? The same as Charles & the Gloucester/Kents?
Edward Warwick was held in solitary confinement in The Tower by Henry VII immediately after Bosworth - he was ten years old! - left totally uneducated and enticed into a "treasonable" offense at 24 so he could be executed before Prince Arthur could be wed to Catalina of Aragon.The Duke was later buried at Tewkesbury Abbey,his son Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick was executed by Henry VII in 1499 and his daughter,Lady Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury went to the block under Henry VIII's orders in 1541.
Margaret has rested more peacefully in The Tower than her parents as the vault at Tewkesbury has seen much disturbance over the centuries (including extensive flooding) and recent investigations have shown that there may be only a few scattered bones that may belong to George and Isabel still resting there. https://meanderingthroughtime.weebl...ge-duke-of-clarence-a-sad-end-to-a-sorry-taleYes I believe they were as George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence was the great uncle of Henry VIII but that mattered not to Henry VII or Henry VIII when executing members of that family.
I was reading that George and his wife Isabel are buried at the Beauchamp Chapel at Tewkesbury Abbey,what a shame that Lady Margaret Countess of Salisbury was never reburied along side her parents but lies in an unmarked burial at the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula within the Tower.