Margaret Plantagenet was born during one of the most unstable periods in English royal history. The daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, brother to King Edward IV, and Isabel Neville, daughter of the powerful Earl of Warwick, Margaret was destined for a future of privilege and power. 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. By the tender … Continue reading The Downfall of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, by Alexander Taylor