Margaret Cheyne ( died 25 May 1537 ) was a woman burned at the stake for high treason in the aftermath of the Northern Uprising and Bigod 's Rebellion during the reign of Henry VIII of England . She was the wife of Sir John Bulmer ( although at the time her accusers disputed this ) and was the illegitimate daughter of Edward Stafford , 3rd Duke of Buckingham . The mining engineer Sir Bevis Bulmer was her son
Northern Uprising
Pilgrimage of Grace
Margaret Cheyne