Cardinal Wolsey Contributor(s): Creighton, Mandell (Author) |
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ISBN: 1162799668 ISBN-13: 9781162799667 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Europe - General - Literary Collections |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 232 pages |
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Publisher Description: 1888. The biography of Cardinal Wolsey, who, upon the accession of Henry VIII, was appointed royal almoner and privy councilor. He successfully organized an army for the invasion of France in 1513, accompanied Henry on his campaign, and helped conclude the peace of 1514. In the same year he was made bishop of Lincoln and then archbishop of York. In 1515 he became a cardinal and lord chancellor of England, and in 1518 he was created papal legate. However, his policy of raising money for England's wars by forced loans aroused considerable resentment. So too did his blatant ecclesiastical pluralism, enormous wealth, and lavish living. Wolsey's enemies at court, jealous of his power over the king, used the divorce of Katharine of Aragon as a means to bring about his ruin. |