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Thomas Wolsey (c. March 1473 – 29 November 1530) was an English statesman and Catholic cardinal. When Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, Wolsey became the king's almoner. Wolsey's affairs prospered and by 1514 he had become the controlling figure in virtually all matters of state. He also held important ecclesiastical appointments.
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Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey was a cardinal and statesman who dominated the government of England’s King Henry VIII from 1515 to 1529. His unpopularity contributed, upon his downfall, to the anticlerical reaction that was a factor in the English Reformation. The son of a butcher of Ipswich, Wolsey was.
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A biography about Thomas Wolsey, cardinal, statesman and Henry VIII's lord chancellor. Discover why Henry eventually turned against Wolsey in 1530.
Mar 2, 2015 · Thomas Wolsey: Biography, Portrait, Facts & Information. Thomas Wolsey was born in Ipswich, c1475. His beginnings were not auspicious. After he rose to power, jealous courtiers claimed his father had been a butcher; Wolsey’s own servant and eventual biographer, George Cavendish, said merely that Wolsey was “an honest poor man’s son.”.
Nov 27, 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’.
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May 21, 2018 · The English statesman and prelate Thomas Wolsey (ca. 1475-1530) was virtual ruler of England as chief minister to Henry VIII. He fell from favor because of his inability to secure the King's divorce. Thomas Wolsey was born in Ipswich, where his father, Robert, was a butcher and dealer in meat.
Feb 4, 2015 · Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Death & Fall From Grace 1530. This account of Thomas Wolsey’s fall from royal favor was written by the Tudor chronicler Edward Hall. Wolsey was born c1473 and eventually held the titles Cardinal-Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor.
