▁highest ▁being ▁Chamber lain ▁for ▁Arthur , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales , ▁Henry ' s ▁elder ▁son . ▁When ▁Arthur ▁married ▁Catherine ▁of ▁Arag on , ▁Margaret ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁ladies - in - wait ing , ▁but ▁her ▁ent ou rage ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁when ▁the ▁te en aged ▁Arthur ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 2 . ▁ ▁When ▁her ▁husband ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 5 , ▁Margaret ▁was ▁a ▁wid ow ▁with ▁five ▁children , ▁a ▁limited ▁amount ▁of ▁land ▁inherited ▁from ▁her ▁husband , ▁no ▁other ▁income ▁and ▁no ▁prospect s . ▁Henry ▁VII ▁paid ▁for ▁Richard ' s ▁fun eral . ▁To ▁ease ▁the ▁situation , ▁Margaret ▁devoted ▁her ▁third ▁son ▁Regin ald ▁P ole ▁to ▁the ▁Church , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁event ful ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁pap al ▁Leg ate ▁and ▁later ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury . ▁Non eth eless , ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁res ent ▁her ▁abandon ment ▁of ▁him ▁bitter ly ▁in ▁later ▁life . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁Margaret , ▁without ▁ade qu ate ▁means ▁to ▁support ▁herself ▁and ▁her ▁children , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁live ▁at ▁Sy on ▁Ab bey ▁among ▁Br idget t ine ▁n uns ▁after ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death . ▁She ▁was ▁to ▁remain ▁there ▁until ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁favour ▁at ▁the ▁asc ension ▁of ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 9 . ▁ ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Sal is bury ▁When ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁ 1 5 0