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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.
Wolsey's plan as a whole, however, "did not leave the drawing board". [2] In 1527 he failed to secure annulment of the marriage between Henry and Queen Catherine and fell out of favour. By 1529 he was stripped of his court office and property. After his death the plan was resurrected by Thomas Cromwell in the Cromwellian Ordinances of 1538 ...
The series centres on the character of Thomas Cromwell, a lawyer who has risen from humble beginnings.The action in Series 1 opens at a point in Cromwell's career where his master, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, is about to fall from power because of his failure to secure a marriage annulment for King Henry VIII of England. [5]
Thomas Wolsey: Lord Chancellor in 1525 and right-hand man to the King. The 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, a levy of between one-sixth and one-tenth on the goods of the laity and on one-third of the goods of the clergy. [1]
Catherine is heartbroken when Henry wants to dissolve their marriage. There are several court scenes discussing an annulment. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey fails to fulfil Henry's desire to obtain a divorce from Catherine (and later dies while en route to the Tower of London).
Wolsey fell from favour in 1529 as a result of his failure to procure the annulment, and Henry appointed Thomas Cromwell in his place as chief minister c. 1532. Despite his failure to produce the results that Henry wanted, Wolsey actively pursued the annulment (divorce was synonymous with annulment at that time).
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1525 England – Henry VIII seeks an annulment of his marriage, which is refused. 1526 England – Thomas Wolsey orders the burning of Lutheran books. 1529 England – Henry VIII severs ties with Rome and declares himself head of the English church. 1532 Scotland – Creation of the College of Justice and the Court of Session. 1534