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10 de mar. de 2022 · But in 1529, Henry VIII turned on Wolsey, ordering his arrest and causing Wolsey’s downfall. Here are 10 facts about Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. 1. Cardinal Wolsey was an ambitious and trusted advisor to King Henry VIII. Wolsey, who first became King Henry VIII’s chaplain, quickly rose up the ranks to become a cardinal in 1515 by appointment of ...
27 de nov. de 2020 · Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the architect of the Field of the Cloth of Gold and for a time King Henry VIII’s chief minister, had one of the most extraordinary political careers in English history. In his time, he was called by some ‘alter rex’ – the ‘other king’. Professor Glenn Richardson explores the pre-eminent churchman’s rise to power – and the factors that led to his ultimate ...
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Published 6th March 2015. Thomas Wolsey was the last, and perhaps the most powerful, of the great mediaeval prelates to hold high office in England.He was famous for his administrative ability, his skill in foreign affairs and his closeness to his master, Henry VIII. He was also notorious for pride, arrogance and ...
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, a figure of immense influence during the reign of King Henry VIII, navigated the intricate corridors of Tudor power with a blend of diplomatic finesse and administrative acumen. Yet, for all his achievements, Wolsey's career was inextricably tied to his efforts to secure an annulment for King Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon, a task that would prove his undoing. His ...
Thomas Wolsey (1473-1530) remains one of the most intriguing, charismatic figures of the entire Tudor period. In an age where the 'Great Chain of Being' encouraged people to believe that every man had his place and should not depart from it, Wolsey showed that it was possible for a butcher's son from Ipswich to become the key figure in both Church (as a Cardinal and Archbishop of York) and ...
Thomas Wolsey was born in Ipswich around 1471. Often described as a butcher’s son, his origins were undoubtedly modest. 1 He graduated from Magdalene College, Oxford, in 1486, but he was not ordained until 1498. He seems at first to have set his sights on a career in the church and began studying for a degree in theology.
Uspon na dvoru Henrika VIII. Do 1511. na dvoru Henrika VIII. se pojavila nova sila u obliku 36-godišnjeg Thomasa Wolseyja. Već je dokazao svoje sposobnosti teškim radom i dobro odmjerenim i pravodobnim savjetima. Mladom se kralju svidio taj ljubazni klerik pa je do 1511. godine nad njime stekao priličan utjecaj.
