Which monarchy had this English peeress executed whose adult life is depicted in the 2014 historical novel The King's Curse?
The King's Curse The King's Curse is a 2014 historical novel by Philippa Gregory, part of her series "The Cousins' War". A direct sequel to "The White Princess", it follows the adult life of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, the daughter of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville.
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northumbria (d. 31 May 1076) was the last of the Anglo-Saxon earls and the only English aristocrat to be executed during the reign of William I.