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Transcript: Edward Hall Polydore Vergil Vergil will be not be completely reliable in his writings about Wolsey. The main reason for this was because he believed that Wolsey did not treat him equally to other humanists. Because of this, he sent letters to Rome, trying to stop Wosey being made Cardinal; however when Wolsey discovered this, he sent Vergil to the tower. Because of this, Vergi had an ongoing grudge against Wolsey, and so his writing may be biased. John Skelton "Wolsey was an opportunist. He was able to adapt his views and ideas to fit those of the King." He was am artists, and so he would have wanted to sell his poems, and gain in popularity. Therefore, although his poems are lightly based on truth, there is the possibility that he would have taken the slightest rumour, or hint of an interesting story, and spun it out of proportion, merely to get both public support, and money. He was Henry VII's Poet Laureate, and Henry VIII's tutor. He was a well known poet among the higher classes of London, and was enjoyed because of his satirical languaged used in his work. Criticism Here, Vergil chooses to portray Wolsey as being manipulative, using Henry to get what he wanted. He describes Wolsey like this in a negative manner, because he had a personal feud with the Cardinal, and so would not want to influence the reader to hold Wolsey in high regard. Although Hall had no personal grudge against Wolsey, he was highly anti-clerical. This meant that he was against the chuch, and so would have, politically, not fully supported Wolsey. He was against any unions with mainland Europe, and as he believed that England was a strong enough country to support itself. He was the personal servant of Thomas Wolsey, however he was only a personal servant, and was not told about his master's political work. Therefore, when reading what he had said, all we can find out is about what Wolsey was like in his private life, and nothing about the steps he took when creating new policies. Useful Useful Useful "Everytime Wolsey wished to obtain something from Henry...he brought out a small present...while the King was admiring the gift intently, Wolsey would adroitly bring forward the project" Useful "His increasingly ostentatious displays of wealth did, however, damage both his personal reputation and that of the church." This shows that although he did not have a dislike of Wolsey as such, he just believed that he should, as a member of the church, live a little less lavishly, and give more of his fortune the the poorer and more needy. All of his satirical poems would have been based on some truth. Therefore he will be able to let us know how the people saw Wolsey, in the more extreme circumstances. The poems will have been written in a contemporary format, and so will also have shown the general mood towards Wolsey at different points during his reign. "So rygorous revelyng, In a prelate specially; So bold and so bragging, And was so baselye borne; So lordlye of his lokes," This is one of Skelton's satirical poems about Wolsey, he says that Wolsey is 'bold and bragging', and so obviously believes that Wolsey was a manipulative yet vain induvidual; although this only may have been written in order to sell. Jasper, Matt and Josh made the presentation You could argue that this was not alsways the case however. Vergil had a reputaion to uphold, and so may not have been quite as biased as some historians believe. He is also useful in the sense that he was around for the entirety of Wolsey's reign, and so we can read his writings and see how Wosey had changed policies over the years. Edward Hall was a contemporary historian. He was not close to Wolsey, yet he held no personal grudge against him. He was a strong francophobe, however, and so did not agree with Wolsey's union with France, and was against many of his clerical actions. Criticism Cavendish was Wolsey's household servant, and his first biographer. He was loyal to his master, and even wrote him a biography, 'Life and Death of Cardinal Wosey'. Although he was a servant of the Cardinal's, he was not under his command for the entirity of his reign, only entering his house seven years after Wolsey because Lord Chancellor, and so his reliability and validity is argued. He was an unbiased source, and was also there at the time. He can be a useful source to read when you want to learn about Wolsey's political actions at the time. He also had no personal grudge against Wolsey, and so he is already more reliable than Vergil, and he will often show both sides of Wolsey's decisions. Vergil was a Italian humanist, who already had a reputation of being a fine scholar. He remained in Henry VIII's court throughout the entirety of Wolsey's reign. However, he is arguably not a very reliable source, as he had a feud with Wolsey, and so may have been biased in his writing. George Cavendish Of course, being this close to Wolsey, he can be useful when talking about how Wolsey reacted when he was stripped

Cardinal Wolsey

Transcript: Cardinal Wolsey How did he maintain power 1515-29? Enters service of Henry VII as royal chaplain 1527 Field of the Cloth of Gold often greatly exaggerated monopoly of power for 15 years e.g. imprisoned Vergil and Skelton; Expulsion of the Minions 1519; rumoured to have played a part in execution of Duke of Buckinham 1521 @ many matters previously decided on between Wolsey and Henry before council @ W did consult other nobles and did not deliberately exclude opponents H hated his father's old councillors Easy scapegoat total trust mutual respect Alter Rex @ Henry always had final say, not easily manipulated @ Wolsey was puppet master disagreements - '22,'28 cracks appeared after Amicable Grant Crisis failure to secure annulment = fall from power Reasons for Wolsey's rise to power Attends Magdalen College, Oxford to study Thelogoy 1494 W dismissed as Lord Chancellor Political relationship with Henry Wealth 1518 Despite low origins, educated at Oxford 1514 Archbishop of York Bishop of Lincoln Wolsey 1530 1529 Henry Wolsey arrested for treasons, dies in Leicester from: multiple bishoprics; Abbot of St. Albans; religious courts; monetary gifts enormous wealth = awe, envy, resentment 500 in household foreign visitors treated to magnificent banquets largest disposable income in England displayed wealth and authority Wolsey organises successful invasion of France 1509 Young; politically inexperienced; bored with day-to-day govt Quick;efficient;able;skill;energy;wise; fair Got on well with Henry 1507 Ruthlessness 1520 Wolsey made 'legate a latere' Ruthless Did not want nobility to excersize real power 1513 H VIII - king W appointed royal almoner Becomes publically known that H seeks divorce from CofA

THOMAS WOLSEY

Transcript: priest royal chaplain dean of Lincoln cardinal archbishop of York lord chancellor in 1518 the Pope made him legate/papal ambassador a leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the Pope, and form the Sacred College which elects succeeding popes (now invariably from among their own number). Where it went wrong: They fell out when Henry tried to use Wolsey to get him a divorce. Wolsey failed, and he was dismissed from most of his offices. Then he wrote to the Pope begging him to persuade Henry VIII not to marry Anne. Henry found out and Wolsey was arrested and sent to the Tower of London but he died on the way there in Leicester Abbey (November 1530). ACHIEVEMENTS SOME FACTS/INFO ABOUT THOMAS WOLSEY THOMAS' BIG MISTAKE I am very grateful http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/henry_viii_wolsey.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/wolsey_thomas.shtml THOMAS WOLSEY What I think of to the governor of Calais BEGINNINGS Born in March 1473 Butcher's son from Ipswich He had lived with an innkeeper’s daughter and they had 2 kids Went to Oxford university Wolsey was a cardinal and statesman, Henry VIII's lord chancellor and one of the last churchmen to play a dominant role in English political life. (2) AS A PERSON Wolsey was clever, capable, not particulary religious and very proud. and spending 5+ minutes of your life "THE GLORIOUS PEACOCK" Wolsey was cardinal when Henry was king "He ate alone like a king. He gave magnificent feasts, dressed in gorgeous clothes and made his personal clergy wear silk. Visitors were nearly always kept waiting, and then made to stand "a arrow's length" from him. He even carried an orange filled with a sponge of vinegar to keep off the smell of poor people." CAREER I don't think he was a very nice person, I think he was one of those evil masterminds who was clever but used his cleverness to make himself more powerful. He seems like a snobby rich person. BEGINNINGS Born in March 1473 Butchers son from Ipswich He had lived with an innkeeper’s daughter and they had 2 kids Went to Oxford university CAREER Became various different religious things [priest, chaplain to archb of Canterbury, chaplain to governor of Calais{belonged to England then} , royal chaplain, dean of Lincoln, cardinal, archb of York, lord chancellor, [1518,pope] legate/ papal ambassador RELATIONSHIP WITH HENRY VIII Was cardinal when he was king They fell out when henry tried to use wolsey to get him a divorce and he failed, he was dismissed from most of his offices When he wrote to the pope begging him to persuade henry viii not to marry anne and henry found out he was arrested and sent to the tower of London but died on the way there [nov 1530] in leicester abbey ACHIEVEMENTS Becoming cardinal Wolsey was a cardinal and statesman, Henry VIII's lord chancellor and one of the last churchmen to play a dominant role in English political life. WHAT I THINK OF HIM (1)AS A ‘SERVANT’ OF HENRY I think he was a good servant who wanted to please Henry "In this sense, Wolsey was very keen to please his master as he developed what was effectively a hatred of those noble families that looked down on him." but I think his motives were to get more power. (2)AS A PERSON He was clever capable but not particulary religious very proud [ate alone like a king, gave magnificent feasts, dressed in gorgeous clothes and made his personal clergy wear silk. Visitors were [read pg 70 snellgrovenearthebottom] I don't think he was a very nice person I think he was one of those evil masterminds who was clever but used his cleverness to make himself more powerful. But was Wolsey a very independent servant who worked to serve his master but spent far more time developing his own wealth and power? Did Wolsey’s ability to convince Henry that the king just had to do as he wished (hunting and jousting) and leave government to him, cloud the master/servant relationship? While Wolsey was very good at manipulating others, it does seem that this was less true with regards to Henry VIII. The king was not a fool and it was be untenable to think that Wolsey could fool Henry for the fifteen years he was chief minister. Henry obviously trusted Wolsey for much of this time and believed that he was his servant. There is, in fact, little to contradict this in terms of their relationship – the king was clearly willing to give Wolsey his independence just so long as he served his master. While Henry decided on policy, he put his trust in Wolsey to carry it out. Wolsey did recognise that his position in the land depended entirely on Henry. Even though he held the highest of Papal positions outside of the Pope as legatus a latere, Wolsey realised that this counted for nothing if the king disputed it. Therefore, even in ecclesiastical issues where, in theory, Wolsey was all but supreme, he trod very carefully. The one time that both men fell out led to the Cardinal doing all that he cold to placate the king. In this sense, Wolsey was

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Transcript: Wolsey and Government. Government and Parliament: Role in Royal Government. From a very young age Wolsey had shown great skills, he was outstandingly able and had a great mind However, it has been aid that Wolsey focused on his own power and wealth. Wolsey had no great love for Parliament. He viewed the House as a place where men set out to criticise him, and in effect, Henry himself. Parliament was rarely called when Wolsey was in power and he had no desire to hide his dislike towards it, his belief in his own power was bound to bring him into conflict with Parliament. Realtionship with Henry VIII Own Wealth. Changes to the Privy Chamber. Wolsey was the Kings most important Government minister. In 1507, he was appointed Henry VII’s chaplain, he then still served court, and got support from William Wharam ,when Henry VIII came into power. However, Wolsey quickly outgrew this support and he became the unofficial royal secretary. This gave him daily contact with Henry VIII who rewarded the hard work and dedication Wolsey by giving him religious titles. - bishop for Lincoln, Bath and Wells, Durham and Winchester. The Privy Chamber was properly established under Henry VIII's ruling. The people in the Privy chamber would be filled with a few people who had influence over the King however, the number of gentlemen in the Privy chamber increased, letting outsiders be close to the King. The acces to the Priv Chamber led to a downfall. Relationship and attitude to Parliament. Wolsey was very good at manipulating others, it does seem that this wasn't true with regards to Henry VIII. Henry trusted Wolsey and believed that he was his servant, the king was clearly willing to give Wolsey his independence just so long as he served him. While Henry decided on policy, he put his trust in Wolsey to carry it out. Wolseys and Hnerys relationship lasted for 15 years, it then broke down when Wolsey failed to get Henry an annulment to his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. - Relationship and attitude to parliament. - Relationship with Henry VIII. - Role in royal Government - Changes to the privy chamber - Own wealth/palaces. He devoted most of his attention to his wealth gain.By the end of his career he was the richest person, apart from the King, in the country. Alot of his wealth came from the positios that h eheld. He wasnt much of a saver when it came to money and although he had young children and had to think about later life Wolsey didnt really think of that, he believed he would be in power until he died. His wealth led him to turn arrogant, nhe believed he shuold be treat equally t othe kings, he created palces which were not designed to comfort him but to let people know how wealthy he is.

Wolsey

Transcript: Manon DAJAS Calista HONORE Lina OUMARKATAR Shopnille MOHAMMED 3 6 Thomas WOLSEY (1471-1530) 2 1 4 5 Thomas Wolsey was born in Ipswich, in Suffolk in England, around 1471. He became chaplain to the archbishop of Canterbury and later chaplain to Henry VII, who employed him on diplomatic missions. Who was Wolsey ? Who was Wolsey ? His personality His portrait What was the link between the king and him ? • He didn't belong to the nobility • He was extremely intelligent, ambitious and persuasive too, which enabled him to build working relationships with the king and rulers of other countries. • He was ruthless, as well, with anyone who threatened him or the King’s government. His personnality What's the link between Henri VIII and Wolsey ? When Henry VIII became king in 1509, Wolsey's rapid rise began. In 1514, he was created archbishop of York and a year later the pope made him a cardinal. Soon afterwards the king appointed him lord chancellor. Wolsey’s persuasive personality and his ability to flatter enabled him to exert influence over the king, His ruthlessness and willingness to financially ruin his rivals deterred any challenges to his position. Wolsey’s appointment as Royal Almoner in 1509 made him a member of the Royal Council giving him access to the King. This gave him opportunities to exert influence over Henry and to dominate government by 1515. Henry disliked many of his father’s advisers who he saw as too cautious and unpopular. This removed potential rivals and eased Wolsey’s path to power. The war with France in 1512 enabled Wolsey to prove his worth to Henry by organising a well- equipped and wellsupplied army by 1513. Henry later relied on, increasing power and influence. How did Wolsey rise to power? How did Wolsey rise to power? His political involvement Wolsey’s reforms Enclosure Justice system Wolsey carried out a series of important reforms, including laws against enclosure and the reform of the finance and justice systems. He also compiled the Eltham Ordinances, which suggested reforms to the Royal Household. Not all of Wolsey’s reforms were popular. Finance It involved using fences to divide land into fields that were often used to graze sheep, allowing landowners to make money through the wool trade. -> Wolsey set up an inquiry in 1517 to investigate this practice and reduce its effect on ordinary people. His work resulted in 260 court cases being brought against landowners. His policies achieved very little as enclosures continued to take place. The policy angered many landowners, creating enemies for him at court Enclosure Wolsey needed to raise money for Henry’s battles abroad. There were a combination of old and new methods of taxation used that raised significant amounts of money. One of this was about the crown lands : Wolsey recovered crown lands from the nobility increasing the income in government. This raised £15000 in 1515 alone. Another one aboutf orced loans – Wolsey forced major landowners to lend the government money in 1522 and then again in 1523. Finance The justice system Wolsey and the justice system As Lord Chancellor, Wolsey sought to create a fairer system of justice that ensured the rich (the merchants, gentry and nobility) were not above the law. To achieve this he: • Strengthened the star chamber – a royal court that dispensed justice for the king. • Encouraged the poor to bring cases to court. • Increased the court’s work rate. • Supported the cases of the poor against the rich. • Oversaw cases himself like the enclosure policies, this reform angered many landowners who accused Wolsey of victimizing them. Wolsey had a number of policy aims in all Europe dominated by France and Spain. His main aim was to carry out the King’s wishes and act as a peacemaker between European states. Procedure The outcomes of Wolsey’s foreign policy England in Europe, thanks to Charles V England’s position in Europe was helped by the rivalry between Charles V and Francis I. Charles V was a potential ally in any war with France, while Francis I, would be an ally in any conflict with Charles V. If Charles and Francis made peace, then England would be diplomatically isolated and vulnerable. The king Henry gave to Wolsey the responsibility to convince the Pope to annul his marriage because it was ungodly and according to him erroneously worded. The annulment between the Henry and Catherine of Aragon Wolsey’s attempts to gain an annulment? Proposition In 1528,Wolsey proposed to the Pope to take care of the case with the Cardinal Campeggio but the Cardinal took too much time so the annulment was postpone which left the case without a solution. In conclusion, it was a failure. At the court The union between the Cardinal and Wolsey reached to a failure so the case continued to the court in 1529. Catherine of Aragon was loved and supported by Thomas More and common people because she was charitable. Even the king admitted she was supportive. Actually, the queen didn't want that annulment and

Wolsey

Transcript: Wolsey He was : Not a member of the nobility Extremely intelligent Very ambitious Charming and persuasive, which enabled him to build working relationships with the king and rulers of other countries. Willing to carry out the King’s wishes Ruthless with anyone who threatened him or the King’s government. Known as Alter Rex (second King) because of his great power and influence. Wolsey's personality Personality Wolsey carried out a series of important reforms, including laws against enclosure and the reform of the finance and justice systems. He also compiled the Eltham Ordinances, which suggested reforms to the Royal Household. Not all of Wolsey’s reforms were popular. Wolsey's politic and reforms Politic Wolsey and enclosure : Enclosure involved using fences to divide land into fields that were often used to graze sheep, allowing landowners to make money through the wool trade. This reduced the land available to tenant farmers (farmers who rented land) and the poor who had less common land to graze their animals. Wolsey set up an inquiry in 1517 to investigate this practice and reduce its effect on ordinary people. His work resulted in 260 court cases being brought against landowners. Wolsey and enclosure Wolsey’s persuasive personality and his ability to flatter enabled him to exert influence over the king, while making him an effective negotiator on Henry’s behalf. His ruthlessness and willingness to financially ruin his rivals deterred any challenges to his position. Wolsey’s power, both in Church and state and his many jobs allowed him to accumulate enormous wealth. Wolsey was both Lord Chancellor and a cardinal by 1515. This strengthened his power, as he was able to exert influence over the King and the Church The influence of Wolsey Influence Conclusion He helped Henry VIII on a lot of domain like Religion, Economy, War and Negotiations and the king trust in Wolsey more than his parents Why is he so important for the king ?

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