s ▁son ▁were ▁held ▁together ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁king . ▁She ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁servants ▁and ▁received ▁an ▁extensive ▁grant ▁of ▁cl othing ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 5 4 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 0 , ▁C rom well ▁himself ▁fell ▁from ▁favour ▁and ▁was ▁att aint ed ▁and ▁executed . ▁ ▁Exec ution ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁poem ▁was ▁found ▁car ved ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁her ▁cell : ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 5 4 1 , ▁Margaret ▁was ▁told ▁she ▁was ▁to ▁die ▁within ▁the ▁hour . ▁She ▁answered ▁that ▁no ▁crime ▁had ▁been ▁im put ed ▁to ▁her . ▁Nevertheless , ▁she ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁her ▁cell ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁within ▁the ▁prec inct s ▁of ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London ▁where ▁a ▁low ▁wooden ▁block ▁had ▁been ▁prepared ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁custom ary ▁sc aff old . ▁As ▁she ▁was ▁of ▁noble ▁birth , ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁executed ▁before ▁the ▁popul ace . ▁Two ▁written ▁reports ▁surv ive ▁of ▁her ▁execution , ▁both ▁being ▁e y ew it ness es : ▁by ▁Mar illa c , ▁the ▁French ▁amb assador ; ▁and ▁by ▁Chap u ys , ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor . ▁Their ▁accounts ▁differ ▁slightly , ▁with ▁Mar illa c ' s ▁report , ▁dispatch ed ▁two ▁days ▁afterwards , ▁recording ▁that ▁the ▁execution ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁Tower ▁with ▁so ▁few ▁people ▁present ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁news ▁of ▁her ▁execution ▁was ▁doubt