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Reginald Pole (b. 1500, d. 1558) Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, was the son of Margaret Pole who was the daughter of George, Duke of Clarence.

The last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Pole was born in Staffordshire, England in March 1500. Educated at Oxford and Padua, Pole's kinsman Henry VIII offered him the archbishopric of York or the diocese of Winchester if he would support his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Pole withheld his support and went into self-imposed exile in France and Italy in 1532, continuing his studies in Padua and Paris.

Pole was made cardinal under Pope Paul IIITitian (Tiziano Vecelli), Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples Paul III ne Alessandro Farnese ( February 29, 1468 November 10, 1549) was pope from 1534 to 1549. He also called the Council of Trent in 1545. Born Alessandro Farnese in Carino, in Tuscany, in 1536 over Pole's own objections. In 1542Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. November 25 Battle of Solway Moss. An English army in he was appointed as one of the three legates to preside over the Council of TrentThe Council of Trent (Italian: Trento was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church held in discontinuous sessions between 1545 and 1563 in response to the Protestant Reformation. It clearly specified Catholic doctrines on salvation, the sacraments and, and after the death of Pope Paul III in 1549Events July Kett's Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. Salvador established, first capital of Brazil Petrus Canisius starts the Counter-Reformation in Bavaria Births Deaths November 10 Pope Paul III December 21 Marguerite of Navarre, Queen of Navar Pole missed being elected pope by only one vote.

The death of Edward VI on 6 July 1553Events June 26 Christ's Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 Edward VI of England dies July 10 Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England for the next nine days July 18 Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen Lady Jane and the accession of Mary TudorMary I ( 18 February 1516 17 November 1558) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 de jure or 19 July 1553 de facto until her death. Mary, the fourth and penultimate monarch of the Tudor dynasty, is remembered for her attempt to return to the throne of England hastened Pole's return from exile, first as a papal legate; however Mary and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, deliberately delayed him until 20 November 1554. Under Mary I's rule, Pole was finally ordained as a priest on 20 March 1557 and raised as Archbishop of Canterbury, an office he would hold until his death in London on 17 November 1558, a few hours after Queen Mary.