The Field of the Cloth of Gold was the brainchild of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey: an eighteen-day-long event intended to solidify the alliance between England and…
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After the wonderful reception to his last guest post (about the execution of Jane Grey – you can read it here), I have invited back…
This was quite a day for Cardinal Wolsey! He really thought he was golden right about now…. A bit of context: in April 1528 (more…
Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio was the legate appointed by Pope Clement V to hear Henry VIII’s annulment request case in England. The case, better known as…
November 29, 1530: Death of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey. Read more about this key figure of Henry VIII’s court on www.janetwertman.com
On September 10, 1515, Thomas Wolsey was made a cardinal. Read about the event and his downfall on www.janetwertman.com
Back in 1524, Thomas Wolsey was still running Henry VIII’s political show and Margaret of Scotland, Henry VIII’s sister, was acting as regent for her…
