Thomas Wolsey (/ˈwʊlzi/ WUUL-zee; c. March 1473 – 29 November 1530) was an English statesman and Catholic cardinal. When Henry VIII became King of England...
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George Cavendish (writer) (redirect from The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey)
an English writer, best known as the biographer of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. His Thomas Wolsey, Late Cardinall, his Lyffe and Deathe is described by the Oxford...
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Joan Larke (section Wolsey's mistress)
of the powerful English statesman and churchman in the Tudor period, Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, and mother of his two illegitimate children. Joan...
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heresy, the same rate as under Wolsey: they were Thomas Hitton, Thomas Bilney, Richard Bayfield, John Tewkesbury, Thomas Dusgate, and James Bainham.: 299–306 ...
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Thomas Wolsey (1473–1530) was an English statesman and clergyman. Wolsey may also refer to: Louis Wolsey (1877–1953), American rabbi Henry Wolsey Bayfield...
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Beverley, Dean of Wells Cathedral and the illegitimate son of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Thomas Wynter's exact date of birth is unknown, but most scholars argue...
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for Cardinal Wolsey, zeal for the Reformation, and support for a limited degree of social reform, while the villainous character is Thomas More. The television...
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Thomas Storer (c. 1571 – 1604) was an English poet and mathematician. His major work was the Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey. He was the son of John...
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Mary's brother Henry VIII. The marriage necessitated the intervention of Thomas Wolsey; Henry eventually pardoned the couple after they paid a large fine....
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Amicable Grant was a tax imposed on England in 1525 by the Lord Chancellor Thomas Wolsey. Called at the time "a benevolence", it was essentially a forced loan...
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Return to Cranford (2010). Pryce has gained acclaim for his roles as Thomas Wolsey in the BBC limited series Wolf Hall (2015), the High Sparrow in the...
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or executed when they fell out of his favour. Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas Cranmer all figured prominently in his administration...
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by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. It is named after the Eltham Palace in Kent where Wolsey devised his plan. The Ordinance, which targeted Wolsey's influential...
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of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the chief minister of Henry VIII. In 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the cardinal gave the palace...
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betrothal was broken off when the Earl refused to support it. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey refused the match in January 1524. In February or March 1526, Henry...
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nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role as Thomas Wolsey in the film Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). He also played important...
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preparations for defence, strengthened Norham Castle, and wrote to Thomas Wolsey after the Battle of Flodden (1513). He was present at the marriage of...
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first Anglo-French war of Henry VIII's reign. It is alleged that when Thomas Wolsey, not yet a man of much reputation, came to take possession of the benefice...
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first marriage as illegitimate. Under the guidance of English Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, these European states sought to outlaw war forever among Christian...
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List of The Tudors characters (redirect from Cardinal Wolsey (The Tudors))
Countess of Wiltshire, wife of Thomas Boleyn Stephen Gardiner John Lambert (martyr) Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton...
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him into conflict with Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who preferred diplomacy in the conduct of foreign affairs. In 1523, Wolsey had secured to the Duke of Suffolk...
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Neill starred in the historical drama The Tudors, playing Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. "I have to say I really enjoyed making The Tudors", he said, "It was...
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resigned the office of Lord Chancellor in 1515 and was succeeded by Thomas Wolsey, whom he had consecrated as bishop of Lincoln in the previous year....
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not known. His birth may have been earlier than predicted. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was out of London from 9 to 18 June when he reappeared back at court...
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Earl Marshal. He challenged Thomas Wolsey in an effort to become the new King's first minister, but eventually accepted Wolsey's supremacy. Surrey expected...
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Nevertheless, in 1519 Thomas leased Temple Dinsley in Hertfordshire to his nephew John Docwra. He leased land at Hampton, Middlesex to Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop...
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employed Italian artisans at Nonsuch Palace and Hampton Court under Thomas Wolsey. Writers and humanists such as Rabelais, Pierre de Ronsard and Desiderius...
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Cardinal Wolsey. In a French tour, he was tutored or chaperoned by Erasmus[1]. Grey's father was opposed to King Richard III, and after the older Thomas joined...
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Wolf Hall (category Cultural depictions of Thomas More)
father of three, and highly respected as the right-hand man of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, with a reputation for successful deal-making. His life takes a tragic...
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The Tudors (category Cultural depictions of Thomas More)
intrigue in his own court. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey plays a major part, acting as Henry's trusted advisor. In episode 1, Wolsey persuades Henry to keep the peace...
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