
194 The Wars of the Roses
The History of England
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Margaret Poole and the Tudors
Margaret Poole had been in the tower for over two years. She was there essentially because her male relatives had been accused and found guilty of plotting. It's said that in her cell were found scratched on the wall, the words: 'For traitors on the block should die' The decision was taken so quickly that only the executioner's lad was available. Margaret went to the block protesting as she laid her head on the block she twisted it from side to side. Tastily he drew back the axe again and hacked, missed again, hack after hack until eventually the job was done.
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