The Family’s Fall After Cromwell

The King's Curse

As Cromwell’s investigations reach Margaret’s family, she tries to protect her sons while imprisonment, coerced testimony, and attainder dismantle the household.

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Rumors Around the Family Rumors Around the Family from "The King's Curse". A Network Under Suspicion Hugh Holland’s Messages Gervase Tyndale asks questions about the family’s connections to Reginald and the old faith.

Rumors Around the Family from "The King's Curse". A Network Under Suspicion Hugh Holland’s Messages Gervase Tyndale asks questions about the family’s connections to Reginald and the old faith.

A Network Under Suspicion Hugh Holland’s Messages Gervase Tyndale asks questions about the family’s connections to Reginald and the old faith. Hugh Holland’s past work carrying messages makes the rumor politically dangerous. A Failed Reassurance Geoffrey visits Cromwell to explain the matter and believes he has settled it. The family assumes that transparent explanations will prevent further action.

Holland Arrested Holland Arrested from "The King's Curse". The Inquiry Widens Royal Guards Arrive Hugh Holland is seized while traveling, despite Cromwell’s apparent acceptance of Geoffrey’s explanation.

Holland Arrested from "The King's Curse". The Inquiry Widens Royal Guards Arrive Hugh Holland is seized while traveling, despite Cromwell’s apparent acceptance of Geoffrey’s explanation.

The Inquiry Widens Royal Guards Arrive Hugh Holland is seized while traveling, despite Cromwell’s apparent acceptance of Geoffrey’s explanation. The arrest reveals that the earlier reassurance offered no protection. Fear Enters the Household Montague warns that papers must be destroyed and that the family’s contacts may be under scrutiny. Margaret tries to calm her children while recognizing the danger.

Geoffrey in the Tower Geoffrey in the Tower from "The King's Curse". A Son in Despair Arrest and Isolation Geoffrey is imprisoned, becomes frantic, and offers information in return for basic comforts.

Geoffrey in the Tower from "The King's Curse". A Son in Despair Arrest and Isolation Geoffrey is imprisoned, becomes frantic, and offers information in return for basic comforts.

A Son in Despair Arrest and Isolation Geoffrey is imprisoned, becomes frantic, and offers information in return for basic comforts. He attempts suicide after the offer is acted upon. Margaret’s Horror Margaret struggles to believe that her favorite son would betray his family. Montague fears that Geoffrey’s words have exposed them all.

Montague and Courtenay Convicted

Treason by Association Trials Without Fair Defense Montague, Henry Courtenay, and Edward Neville face proceedings shaped by testimony and suspicion. Geoffrey’s evidence harms his own relatives. Executions The three men are found guilty and executed. Margaret loses her heir and closest political ally, while her family’s estates and standing are stripped away.

Margaret and Harry Attainted Margaret and Harry Attainted from "The King's Curse". A Dynasty Condemned No Trial Required Parliament attainders Margaret, her grandson, and the Plantagenet family.

Margaret and Harry Attainted from "The King's Curse". A Dynasty Condemned No Trial Required Parliament attainders Margaret, her grandson, and the Plantagenet family.

A Dynasty Condemned No Trial Required Parliament attainders Margaret, her grandson, and the Plantagenet family. The Crown confiscates their property and keeps them imprisoned. The Last Dependents Margaret is left to care for Harry within the Tower while her other sons are dead, exiled, or broken. The state turns a family’s bloodline into a permanent charge.

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