Cardinal Wolsey
Wolsey Key Points
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- Cardinal Wolsey
- Reasons for Wolsey's rise to Power
- Wolsey's rise was down to a combination of luck and skill
- Became Deane of Canterbury in 1502
- Became Henry VII's chaplain in 1507
- Became Royal Almoner in 1509
- Place secured in Royal Council
- 1514- Bishop of Tournai and Lincoln
- Cardinal and Lord Chancellor
- Legate a Latere
- Cardinal and Lord Chancellor
- 1514- Bishop of Tournai and Lincoln
- Place secured in Royal Council
- Became Royal Almoner in 1509
- Became Henry VII's chaplain in 1507
- Relationship between Wolsey and Henry
- After the 1513 invasion, Henry trusted Wolsey completely.
- Wolsey viewed as Alter Rex- second king
- Relationship purely political
- Numerous disagreements but their relationship lasted so long because Wolsey was loyal
- Relationship purely political
- Wolsey viewed as Alter Rex- second king
- After the 1513 invasion, Henry trusted Wolsey completely.
- Domestic Policy
- Took on too much domestic administration
- Henry VIII craved foreign glory
- Aspects of domestic policy were important to foreign policy
- Justice
- Enclosure
- Fifteenths and tenths VS Subsidy
- Wolsey's fall from power
- He failed to obtain a divorce from Catherine of Aragon
- Failed to successfully form an overseas alliance
- Amicable grant- Henry began to doubt Wolsey
- Short term opportunist faction tried to get Wolsey removed from court
- Reasons for Wolsey's rise to Power
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