Margaret Pole Arrested in Exeter Conspiracy Purge
Margaret Pole is arrested during the wider purge of her family after the government alleges links between the Poles and opposition to Henry VIII.
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Margaret Pole Biography and Timeline
Follow Margaret Pole through 2 dated historical records for England.
Margaret Pole, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1538–1541Years on this page
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1541
Execution of Margaret Pole
Margaret Pole is beheaded without a conventional treason trial after years of suspicion surrounding her Plantagenet family connections.
Role range: 1541
Records, sources and methodology
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