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EPISODE · Oct 29, 2025 · 50 MIN

Margaret Pole part 3

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Here it is, the finale to the wild life of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury and last great Plantagenet. What a rollercoaster it's been. We jump back into Henry VIII’s chaos: Catherine of Aragon cast aside, Anne Boleyn crowned (and gone), Thomas Cromwell on the rise, and our fiercely Catholic Margaret trying to keep her head We follow Reginald Pole’s “turbo treason” across Europe and watch as the Exeter Conspiracy brings down Margaret and her family. From skipped coronations and pointed petitions to house arrest and the Tower, we unpack how a 60-something noblewoman became the poster child for Tudor paranoia, and why her 1541 execution by bill of attainder stunned Europe. Time stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:39 Recap of Margaret Pole's Life 02:48 Margaret Pole's Political Struggles 11:10 Reginald Pole's Defiance 22:28 Margaret Pole's Family Dynamics 26:03 Reginald Pole and the Exeter Conspiracy 28:18 Jeff's Arrest and Interrogation 30:22 Margaret's Incriminating Evidence 33:05 Speculations and Interrogations 40:28 Margaret's Imprisonment and Execution 46:18 Margaret's Legacy Sources: https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/2018/01/13/the-last-plantagenet-margaret-pole-countess-of-salisbury/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi7lMHlQty0  https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/margaret-plantagenet-life-story/the-wrath-of-a-prince-1538-1541  https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LUAzFiDpEbj0QiP92Ac33 Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please get in touch with [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Want more Queens? Head to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, check out our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ merch store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here it is, the finale to the wild life of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury and last great Plantagenet. What a rollercoaster it's been. We jump back into Henry VIII’s chaos: Catherine of Aragon cast aside, Anne Boleyn crowned (and gone), Thomas Cromwell on the rise, and our fiercely Catholic Margaret trying to keep her head We follow Reginald Pole’s “turbo treason” across Europe and watch as the Exeter Conspiracy brings down Margaret and her family. From skipped coronations and pointed petitions to house arrest and the Tower, we unpack how a 60-something noblewoman became the poster child for Tudor paranoia, and why her 1541 execution by bill of attainder stunned Europe. Time stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:39 Recap of Margaret Pole's Life 02:48 Margaret Pole's Political Struggles 11:10 Reginald Pole's Defiance 22:28 Margaret Pole's Family Dynamics 26:03 Reginald Pole and the Exeter Conspiracy 28:18 Jeff's Arrest and Interrogation 30:22 Margaret's Incriminating Evidence 33:05 Speculations and Interrogations 40:28 Margaret's Imprisonment and Execution 46:18 Margaret's Legacy Sources: https://rebeccastarrbrown.com/2018/01/13/the-last-plantagenet-margaret-pole-countess-of-salisbury/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi7lMHlQty0  https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/margaret-plantagenet-life-story/the-wrath-of-a-prince-1538-1541  https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LUAzFiDpEbj0QiP92Ac33 Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please get in touch with [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Want more Queens? Head to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, check out our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ merch store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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