Although both Reginald's older brother and his mother wrote to the king in reproof of Reginald’s attitudes and actions, he was in no mood to spare them. The English King was incensed with anger, with Reginald out of reach, his wrath turned to the remaining Pole family. He had urged the Princes of Europe to depose Henry immediately. In 1536, Reginald altogether broke with the King. This left Margaret in a precarious situation, was she to support her treasonous son in a far away country or her sovereign lord and king? He refused to acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the new Church of England and staunchly disagreed with his break from the Catholic church and the Pope, an act of high treason on behalf of Reginald. During the 1530s, with religious change in England, Reginald fled abroad. Margaret was known for her devout Roman Catholic beliefs, as was her son Reginald. This restoration benefited Margaret greatly, providing her with an income through her Salisbury lands and estates, which eventually led to her being one of the wealthiest peers in England.
In 1512 she was granted the title Countess of Salisbury in her own right, restoring her to a title that had been previously held in her family. She was employed back into the service of Katherine of Aragon, who was now queen as the new King’s wife. When Henry VIII inherited the throne in 1509, Margaret’s fortunes greatly improved. Margaret was paired with Sir Richard Pole, an unlikely match in status, Margaret being of royal birth and Richard only a member of the gentry, hardly a suitable match. The Yorkist princesses were married off to allies of Henry, who he knew could be trustworthy, indeed ensuring the princesses did not marry men who could pose a threat to Henry’s throne.
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Henry arranged a series of clever marriages for the daughters of the previous king and also for Margaret. His claim to the throne made him too much of a threat to be freely living in society, therefore the new Tudor king had no alternative but to confine the young aristocrat. The young Edward of Warwick, younger brother of Margaret, was hastily detained and kept under house arrest before being incarcerated into the Tower of London. She and her brother, Edward, were next in line to the throne through their Yorkist blood, which the new Tudor king was fully aware of. Henry had now founded an entirely new dynasty, and sat on the throne as the first Tudor Monarch. Richard III, the last Plantagenet king was defeated in battle by the Lancastrian Henry Tudor. What would become of this young princess?ġ485, the Battle of Bosworth. By the tender age of 5, Margaret had lost both of her parents, and her future was uncertain.
In 1478, her father Clarence was executed by her uncle the king on grounds of treason. She was born a Princess, into the royal house of Plantagenet, and, not having the benefit of hindsight, would never have guessed her Plantagenet blood would cause such a number of life changing events. The daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, brother to King Edward IV, and Isabel Neville, daughter of the powerful Earl of Warwick, Margaret was destined for a future of privilege and power. Margaret Pole Margaret Plantagenet was born during one of the most unstable periods in English royal history.
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