Thomas Wolsey (1475-1530) Thomas Wolsey was an English political figure and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Wolsey was a cardinal and statesman‚ Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor and one of the last churchmen to play a dominant role in English political life. Born: March 1473‚ Ipswich Died: November 29‚ 1530‚ Leicester Education: Ipswich School‚ Magdalen College‚ Oxford‚ University of Oxford‚ Magdalen College School‚ Oxford Children: Thomas Wynter and Dorothy Clancey Thomas Wolsey
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Wolsey’s Fall Thomas Wolsey fell from his extreme height of power in 1529‚ but how? Wolsey had famously grown from a butchers son to one of the most powerful people in England at that time so what brought him to be accused of treason. Henry VIII trusted Wolsey as his right hand man for a long time and it has been argued that he saw him as his personal trust worthy servant but there have also been different opinions stating that Wolsey was the one who was manipulating the King
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namely regarding the political aspects and hard work that went into being the king‚ he let most of the trials and tribulations fall upon these selected councilmen‚ until one minister came to dominate over the rest. The Archbishop of York‚ Thomas‚ Cardinal Wolsey (1473-1530) seemed to take over when the members of Henry’s council began to retire or die off. This rise to power that the cardinal was experiencing‚ as well as his new found friendship with the king eventually lead to his very dramatic fall
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Cardinal Wolsey In the Cardinal Wolsey speech Wolsey has just been removed from position as the advisor to the king. His diminished attitude towards the affair has lead him to reveal his feelings of anguish to the crowd. It is as though a tragic event such as this was enough to make him reconsider the value of his position. Wolsey’s depression is made clear by the way he positions himself in the midst of his downfall he feels as though everything he has ever had has wasted away. At one point
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be demanded and perceived as a disappointment just as it is suggested in Source T which states that Wolsey was an arrogant and hostile man who was disliked by all‚ regardless of class. However when focusing on legal and financial reforms it is clear that they were Wolsey’s best attempts in bettering England’s Domestic policies‚ and if we were to take into account the many roles he acquired Wolsey should be congratulated on how much he accomplished as Source U proves. Indeed‚ there were some aspects
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Cardinal Wolsey in 1520. This is supported by the knowledge we have on the king giving partial power to Wolsey‚ however when making decisions on important cases Henry was always to have the final decision showing that he still had significant power. This is also reinstated in Source 5‚ where it says that Henry VIII passed over some control over to Wolsey but did not wholly surrender his power in government‚ as ‘the ultimate source of all power was the king’. It also states that Wolsey ‘held a dominant
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from power was his failure to obtain a divorce. How far do you agree? Wolsey was a cardinal and statesman‚ Henry’s lord chancellor and most faithful servant‚ whom he was most reliant upon. From 1515 to 1529 Wolsey’s rule was undisputed. Henry VIII delegated more and more state business to him‚ including near complete control of England’s foreign policy. Wolsey’s finest hour was arranging the Field of Cloth of Gold. Wolsey used his wealth to indulge his passion for building‚ his grand style of living
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VIII wholly surrendered power in government to Cardinal Wolsey? To a certain extent within Source 4 (by J.J. Scarisbrick 1968) supports the idea that possibly Henry VIII actually did surrender power over to Wolsey. The evidence within the source that suggests this possibly for being the truth is ‘a self-indulgent King had wholly surrendered the cares of the state into the Cardinals hands’. To further support this case‚ it is clear that Wolsey was extremely powerful‚ he had vast amounts of bishoprics
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Do you agree with the suggestion in Source N that Henry and Wolsey conducted and effective foreign policy in the years 1515-1525? Sources L and N agree that Henry and Wolsey conducted an effective foreign policy in the years 1515-25 although as source L is a painting it has a motive and probably a bias one whilst source M disagrees with the statement by highlighting ‘troubles associated from the Amicable Grant’. In source N (which is featured in a book wrote about Henry VIII at the time in question)
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Erastian kingship and Protestantism. Undoubtedly‚ her influence was one of the catalysts for the Reformation. Source 4 not only suggests the cause of enmity between Wolsey and Anne‚ but hints at the power Anne had over the King‚ thus indicating she might have been responsible for his downfall. It is a letter from Anne herself‚ accusing Wolsey of ‘betray[ing]’ her‚ and only ‘pretend[ing] to support [her] interest’ ‘to discover the secrets of [her] heart’‚ after the court led by Campeggio referred its decision
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