Was Margaret Pole a princess?

She was born a Princess, into the royal house of Plantagenet, and, not having the benefit of hindsight, would never have guessed her Plantagenet blood would cause such a number of life changing events. In 1478, her father Clarence was executed by her uncle the king on grounds of treason.
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How was Maggie pole related to Queen Elizabeth?

Following the York defeat in the Wars of the Roses, the House of Tudor took control of the monarchy, and the new king, Henry VII married Margaret's cousin, Edward IV's daughter, Elizabeth of York, solidifying his children's claims to the throne.
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How was Lady Pole related to Henry VIII?

As one of the few members of the House of Plantagenet to have survived the Wars of the Roses, she was executed in 1541 at the command of King Henry VIII, the second monarch of the House of Tudor, who was the son of her first cousin Elizabeth of York.
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What happened to Maggie pole in The Spanish Princess?

Her death was, by all accounts, a horrific experience. She was killed by axe, and is not thought to have gone quickly.
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Who is Maggie pole in The Spanish Princess?

Margaret Pole (née Plantagenet) was an English noble woman and a member of the Royal house of York. She is the eldest surviving child of Isabel Neville and George Plantagenet and become the guardian of her vulnerable younger brother Teddy after their respective deaths.
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Is The White Queen The White Princess mother?

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER

The "White Princess" herself is Lizzie, daughter of Elizabeth Woodville, and like her mother before her, she is to wed a brave new leader in uncertain times.
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Is Lina a real person in The Spanish Princess?

Not much is known about the real Lina, Catherine of Aragon's lady-in-waiting—but she definitely existed. Through the characters of Lina and her husband, Oviedo, The Spanish Princess gives insight into the lives of people of color in Tudor England.
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How many pregnancies did Catherine of Aragon have?

Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, was pregnant six times, but only one baby survived: Mary, born in 1516.
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Why does Margaret not like Catherine The Spanish Princess?

The National Portrait Gallery reported that Maggie Pole was actually so dedicated to her religion that she took Catherine's side in the matter, and didn't want the king to defy the pope and get what was essentially a divorce. In that sense, she had a code of morals that went deeper than her hatred of Catherine.
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Is the white princess before The White Queen?

In recent years, STARZ has produced three shows that take place during the height of England's Wars of the Roses and that continue into the Tudor period. The series started with The White Queen, followed by The White Princess, and the first season of The Spanish Princess.
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How much of The Spanish Princess is true?

The Spanish Princess Is Not 100% Historically Accurate, But That's Not the Point. Not everything seen on screen actually happened, but it's serving a larger story.
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Are there any Plantagenet descendants?

The current descendant of this line is Simon Abney-Hastings, 15th Earl of Loudoun. The line of succession is as follows: George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, third son (second "legitimate" son) of Richard, 3rd Duke of York. Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, first son of George.
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Did Arthur sleep with Catherine of Aragon?

She and Arthur, she claimed, had never had full sex. They had slept together only seven times and the results had been disappointing. Catherine had “remained as intact and uncorrupted as the day she left her mother's womb”.
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Who is Teddy on The White Princess?

Like the majority of characters on the show, yes, Teddy is based on a real person. His name was Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, and he was, in fact, Elizabeth's cousin.
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What happened Reginald Pole?

Pole died in London, during an influenza epidemic, on 17 November 1558, at about 7:00 pm, nearly 12 hours after Queen Mary's death. He was buried on the north side of the Corona at Canterbury Cathedral.
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What happened to George Plantagenet children?

George and Isabel are buried together at Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire. Their surviving children, Margaret and Edward, were cared for by their aunt, Anne Neville, until she died in 1485 when Edward was 10 years old.
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How many miscarriages did Catherine of Aragon have?

Henry's first two wives, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, had ten pregnancies between them from 1509 to 1519 and from 1533 to 1536, respectively, but six resulted in miscarriage. Henry's first son, Prince Henry, who was born in 1511, lived less than two months (see Table 1).
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Is The White Queen true?

STARZ's hit television miniseries, The White Queen, was adapted from a historical fiction book authored by Philippa Gregory. The story follows the reign of Edward IV and his wife Elizabeth Woodville, who is commonly regarded at the White Queen due to her House of York roots.
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Did Henry the 8th love Catherine of Aragon?

Henry VIII's most devoted wife and queen? Why did Henry marry Katherine of Aragon? He loved her – and Spanish Katherine's powerful family also provided useful allies to the English throne. Katherine was first married to Henry's older brother, Arthur, who died soon afterwards.
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Why did Queen Anne have so many stillbirths?

It is widely believed that the reason behind Queen Anne's miscarriages and stillborn children was because she suffered from antiphospholipid syndrome, an immune disorder that turns the body against itself.
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Did Henry the 8th and Katherine have a son?

Thanks God and him that he has given her such a husband as the King of England." Katherine and Henry were still young and the King believed that his wife would soon give him a son. 2) 1st January 1511 - Katherine gave birth to a baby boy, named Henry after his father.
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Why did Katherine of Aragon miscarry so much?

Late in December it was reported that Katherine had “brought forth an abortion due to worry about the excessive discord between the two kings, her husband and father; because of her excessive grief, she is said to have ejected an immature foetus”.
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Did Catherine of Aragon have black maids?

When Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII, came to London from Spain she brought a group of her African attendants with her, including one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting, Catalina de Cardones.
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Did Catherine of Aragon have red hair?

She was the youngest surviving child of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile. Catherine was quite short in stature with long red hair, wide blue eyes, a round face, and a fair complexion.
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Did The Spanish Princess have a black maid?

First, that she served as Catherine of Aragon's lady-in-waiting for 26 years, weathering the many years Catherine spent cast-aside and destitute. Second, that she Lina married a Moorish crossbow-maker man named Oviedo, who is played by another charismatic stand-out, Aaron Cobham. Third, that she was a Black woman.
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