General Notes

Married by King Henry VII to Sir Richard Pole. Given the family lands of the
earldom of Salisbury in fee by King Henry VIII who was desirous to atone for
the executiuon of her brother, Edward, Earl of Warwick.  Created Countess of
Salisbury and Governess to Princess Mary Tudor.  Refused on marriage of Henry
VIII to Anne Boleyn to give up the Prioncesses jewels.  Returned to court
after Anne's fall in 1536.  Compromised by her son Reginald's book "De Unitate
Ecclesiastica".  For which, despite her comdemnation of the work, Henry VIII
resolved to destroy the whole family.  She was included in the Act of
Attainder May 1539 and beheaded May 1541, leaving issue.e Plantagenets.
The last of the Plantagenets. Beatified by Pope Leo XIII on 20 Dec 1880.
{Dictionary of National Biography and Burke's Peerage}