Henry VIII's Most Brutal Execution: Margaret Pole

Margaret Pole was 65 years old when she was arrested for High Treason by Henry VIII. She was one of the last remaining Plantagenets—a woman who had successfully navigated the dangerous early years of the Tudor dynasty, only to become a helpless hostage in her own country. When her son, Cardinal Reginald Pole, launched a scathing, highly personal attack against the King from the safety of Italy and directly encouraged an armed Catholic rebellion of 30,000 men, Henry VIII was enraged. Frustrated by his total inability to capture the rogue Cardinal, Henry’s vengeance turned to the family left behind in England. This is the terrifying true story of how a 67-year-old Countess was stripped of her titles, held without a trial in the freezing Tower of London, and ultimately subjected to one of the most brutal, agonizing, and botched executions in English history. Topics Covered in this Video: • The lingering threat of the Plantagenet bloodline. • Margaret Pole’s rise to power and fracture with Henry VIII over Katherine of Aragon. • Reginald Pole’s devastating manuscript and the Pilgrimage of Grace. • Thomas Cromwell’s ruthless interrogation of the Pole family. • The terrifying reality of her final moments on the block inside the Tower of London. 👉🏻👉🏻Become a Channel Member with book club, subscriber only videos, subscriber only lives and more!    / @evelynedwards   TikTok ➭ @Evelyn.Edwards1 Instagram ➭   / evelynedwards1   website ➭ https://www.queenofthecastles.com/ Bluesky ➭ https://bsky.app/profile/evelynedward... X ➭ @Evelyn_Edwards1 ABOUT ME Evelyn Edwards is a successful actress and history presenter. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, Mimi, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others. She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master’s degree from UCLA and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music. She and her husband Chris love exploring the world and sharing their passion and love of history, castles, and photography together.