Thomas Wolsey - Wikipedia
Thomas Wolsey [a] (/ ˈ w ʊ l z i / WUUL-zee; [1] c. March 1473 [2] – 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. [3] Wolsey's affairs prospered and by 1514 he had become the controlling figure in virtually all matters of state.
Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey | English Cardinal & Statesman of …
Nov 25, 2024 · 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.
Thomas Wolsey - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Wolsey (born between 1471 and 1476 at Ipswich, Suffolk; died 29 November 1530) was an English statesman and archbishop. He was made a cardinal in 1515. Of humble origin, Thomas Wolsey became the principal figure in affairs of state for many years during the reign of King Henry VIII of England before falling into disgrace.
Thomas Wolsey - World History Encyclopedia
May 19, 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 ...
10 Facts About Cardinal Thomas Wolsey - History Hit
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1473-1530) was the son of a butcher and cattle dealer in Ipswich, but he grew to become the second most powerful man in England during the reign of his master, King Henry VIII. By the late 1520s, Wolsey had also become one of the wealthiest men in the country.
BBC - History - Thomas Wolsey
A biography about Thomas Wolsey, cardinal, statesman and Henry VIII's lord chancellor. Discover why Henry eventually turned against Wolsey in 1530.
Cardinal Wolsey summary | Britannica
Cardinal Wolsey, (born c. 1475, Ipswich, Suffolk, Eng.—died Nov. 29, 1530, Leicester, Leicestershire), English prelate and statesman. He served as chaplain to Henry VII and later Henry VIII, for whom he organized the successful campaign against the French (1513).
Thomas Wolsey: 'The Other King' - Historic Royal Palaces
Wolsey became Henry’s chief minister, a Papal cardinal, and a central figure in European politics until his spectacular fall from power in the late 1520s. Image: Thomas Wolsey, attributed to Jacques Le Boucq (1520-73) from the ‘Recueil d’Arras’.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey: The ‘Other King’ Of Tudor England | HistoryExtra
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’.
Thomas Wolsey: Biography, Portrait, Facts & Information
Mar 2, 2015 · Pope Leo X (who succeeded Julius) soon made Wolsey bishop of Lincoln, archbishop of York, and cardinal. And in December 1515, when William Warham resigned from the position, Wolsey was made Lord Chancellor of England.