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Margaret Pole’s Execution Was Far More Savage Than You Imagine – England’s Last Plantagenet

Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, was one of the last Plantagenets — and that made her dangerous in Henry VIII’s eyes. Her execution in 1541 became a horrific spectacle when an inexperienced headsman failed to strike cleanly, turning her death into a brutal and chaotic scene. Interesting Fact: Margaret didn’t go quietly — reports say she refused to lay her head on the block, and the executioner had to chase his target, making it one of the most infamous botched executions of the Tudor era. #

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