Tudor Times | Cardinal Thomas Wolsey: Life Story – The End
WEBOn 4th November Wolsey was arrested and carried towards London. By Saturday, 26 th November, he was at the Greyfriars Abbey, Leicester. He had been sickening all the while, and, tumbling from his mule, told the Abbot that he was "come hither to leave (his) bones amongst (them)". He died on the following Tuesday, uttering the famous words:
Leicester Abbey and the Lost Tomb of Cardinal Wolsey - The …
WEBNov 30, 2019 · The Burial of Thomas Wolsey at Leicester Abbey. After his death, a messenger was dispatched to London to tell the king of the passing of the ‘Cardinal of York’. At the same time, the mayor of Leicester and his brethren were sent for, so that they could witness the corpse.
The Rise and Fall of Cardinal Wolsey: A Story of Power and Downfall
WEBBlack Mug 15 oz. Journey back to the 16th century as we unravel the intriguing life of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the butcher's son who became England's second most powerful man, only to meet a...
Thomas Wolsey - Wikipedia
WEBThomas 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.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey - Spartacus Educational
WEBOvercome by emotion at this sudden, unexpected reversal of fortune, Wolsey leapt off his mule like a young man, threw himself on his knees in the mire, raised his hands for joy, then snatched off the velvet cap from his head, breaking the laces in his enthusiasm.
Thomas Wolsey: Significant Places - Travelling in Style - Tudor …
WEBAs became a Prince of the Church, he rode a mule, but the mule would be trapped with gold, and his retinue in red satin. Whilst he was residing at York Place in the period after 1514, he would visit the King at Greenwich each Sunday.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Death & Fall From Grace 1530
WEBFeb 4, 2015 · Wolsey was ordered to retire to his archbishopric of York. Indiscreet letters to Rome led to his arrest on 4 November. He died on the 24th while returning to London and, most likely, execution at the Tower.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey: The ‘Other King’ Of Tudor England | HistoryExtra
WEBNov 27, 2020 · Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the architect of the Field of the Cloth of Gold and for a time King Henry VIII’s chief minister, had one of the most extraordinary political careers in English history. In his time, he was called by some ‘alter rex’ – the ‘other king’.
Cardinal Wolsey | Wayneflete Tower
WEBAfter 20 years of friendship and a working partnership, Henry unceremoniously dropped Cardinal Wolsey, who was flung from high estate, banished from his presence, stripped of his dignities, robbed of all his fine collections and goods and sent in …
7 - Renaissance Cardinals and Pontifical Mules
WEBOct 19, 2021 · Keywords: pontifical mules; Catholic ritual; cardinals; Charles V; Cardinal Wolsey. Ritual Mules. Renaissance cardinals proclaimed their social and religious status in myriad ways, particularly by their dress, their palaces, …