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4 de jul. de 2021 · Thomas Wolsey was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, around 1475. His father, who is thought to have been a butcher, provided a good education and he went on to Magdalen College, Oxford.
19 de may. de 2020 · Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal Archbishop of York (l. c. 1473-1530 CE) served as Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) from around 1513 CE to 1529 CE. Wolsey rose to become the most powerful man in England after the king, he created the Chancery court, worked with some success at England's foreign policy, and famously built Hampton Court Palace near London.
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 ...
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 ...
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 was created Cardinal by Pope Leo X in September 1515. That he was, as was so often the case, had little to do with Wolsey’s spirituality or the needs of the English Church, rather the Pope’s need for international political support. Francis I had begun his invasion of Italy the previous month and Wolsey’s elevation was a naked ploy to buy the support of Henry VIII. To a ...
Thomas Wolsey [ˈwʊlzi] (* um 1475 in Ipswich; † 28. November 1530 in Leicester) war ein englischer Staatsmann, römisch-katholischer Erzbischof von York und Kardinal. Er bekleidete das Amt des englischen Lordkanzlers und stieg für viele Jahre zum mächtigsten Mann Englands auf.
