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24th December 1514
Thomas Wolsey was appointed Lord Chancellor of England.
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#OTD 29 Nov 1530
#ThomasWolsey died enroute to face charges of Treason
He'd stopped off at Sheffield Manor Lodge where he become ill, breathing his last at Leicester
#HenryVIII’s former chief advisor had cheated the axe!
Hear from him as organiser of #FoCoG youtu.be/1YyzhKzmR1s
#Tudor
#History
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#OTD
29th November 1530
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey died at Leicester Abbey at approximately 57 years of age.
He had been on his way to London to answer charges of praemunire.
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#OTD
4th November 1530
Cardinal Wolsey was arrested for treason at his palace at Cawood, North Yorkshire.
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#OTD 25 Oct 1529
#SirThomasMore became #HenryVIII's Lord Chancellor
This appointment came less than a week after his predecessor #ThomasWolsey was forced to surrender the great seal
This role was a poisoned chalice for all 3 #TudorThomases
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#OTD 15 Sep 1514
#ThomasWolsey was appointed Archbishop of York almost a year to the day later he became Cardinal
#HenryVIII's chief minister had much influence but was unpopular at Court
When he failed to secure the King's divorce the circling vultures used it to hasten his fall
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#OTD
15th September 1514
Thomas Wolsey was appointed as Archbishop of York, the second highest appointment within the English Church.
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#OTD 10 Sept 1515
#ThomasWolsey was created Cardinal a year after becoming Archbishop of York
His influence over #HenryVIII made him unpopular at court & after failing to secure the King's divorce he fell from favour
Accused of treason he cheated the axe; dying in Leicester enroute to London
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10th September 1515
Thomas Wolsey was created cardinal, almost a year after being appointed Archbishop of York.
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More had served as Lord Chancellor from 1529-1532. He took over for Cardinal #ThomasWolsey after his fall from grace. More had two lesser roles before this appointment. 3/5
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Witness the rise and fall of Thomas Wolsey in historian Alison Weir's latest historical fiction novel. Tudor England is full of intrigue, which makes a great book! Review--> #Bookthreads #BookSky #BookBlogger #TheCardinal #BallantineBooks #AlisonWeir #ThomasWolsey #TudorEngland #HenryVIII
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. This upended England. Many individuals of including Cardinal #ThomasWolsey who was involved in the trial would be caught in the crossfire. 5/5
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The Cardinal: A Novel of Love and Power by Alison Weir
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Thomas More (Holbein, The Frick Collection, 1527).
The meeting of Sir Thomas More with his daughter after his sentence of death (William Frederick Yeames, 1863).
Beheading of Thomas More (1870).
#OTD in 1532 #ThomasMore gave his resignation to #HenryVIII as Lord Chancellor. He had taken over for #ThomasWolsey after his fall from grace. 1/5
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In 1507 Charles was betrothed to #MaryTudor, daughter of #HenryVII. Although this was called off on the advice of Cardinal #ThomasWolsey. In 1521 he was engaged to Mary, daughter of Katherine of Aragon and #HenryVIII. 4/7
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#OTD
24th December 1514
Thomas Wolsey was appointed Lord Chancellor of England.
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#ThomasWolsey #CardinalWolsey #LordChancellor #ArchbishopofYork #Tudors #History
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On this day, 29 November 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey died at Leicester, probably cheating the axeman!
Read about it on my substack post:
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#OTD 29 Nov 1530
#ThomasWolsey died enroute to face charges of Treason
He'd stopped off at @Sheffield Manor Lodge where he become ill, breathing his last at Leicester
#HenryVIII’s former chief advisor had cheated the axe!
Hear from him as organiser of #FoCoG youtu.be/1YyzhKzmR1s
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#OTD
29th November 1530
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey died at Leicester Abbey at approximately 57 years of age.
www.instagram.com/p/DC8JwaSh46...
#ThomasWolsey #CardinalWolsey #ArchbishopofYork #LordChancellor #Tudors #History
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#OTD 25 Oct 1529
#SirThomasMore became #HenryVIII's Lord Chancellor
This appointment came less than a week after his predecessor #ThomasWolsey was forced to surrender the great seal
This role was a poisoned chalice for all 3 #TudorThomases
including #ThomasCromwell
@wolfhall.bsky.social
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#OTD 15 Sep 1514
#ThomasWolsey was appointed Archbishop of York almost a year to the day later he became Cardinal
#HenryVIII's chief minister had much influence but was very unpopular at Court
When he failed to secure the King's divorce the circling vultures used it to hasten his fall
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#OTD 14 Sep 1540
Sir William Kingston died in Painswick, Glos
Constable of the Tower of London he was responsible for holding #AnneBoleyn prisoner
Serving #HenryVIII from 1509, fought at the Battle of Flodden, jousted at Field of the Cloth of Gold & #ThomasWolsey died in his charge in 1530
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#OTD 10 Sept 1515
#ThomasWolsey was created Cardinal a year after becoming Archbishop of York
His influence over #HenryVIII made him unpopular at court & after failing to secure the King's divorce he fell from favour
Accused of treason he cheated the axe; dying enroute to London
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#OTD 29 Nov 1530
#ThomasWolsey died enroute to face charges of Treason
He'd stopped off at Sheffield Manor Lodge where he become ill, breathing his last when he reached Leicester
#HenryVIII’s former chief advisor had cheated the axe!
Hear from him as organiser of the 1520 #FoCoG youtu.be/1YyzhKzmR1s
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