💙📚 'Your grace's most prostrate poor chaplain, creature and beadsman. Wolsey explains that the remembrance of his
'folly and the sharp sword' of the king's displeasure have
penetrated his heart. #Wolsey
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Wolsey’s Cardinal College was seized by Henry VIII and reborn in 1546 as Christ Church.
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GRIFFITH.
Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues
We write in water. ...
. . .
Though from a humble stock, undoubtedly
Was fashioned to much honour. From his cradle
He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one:
Exceeding wise, fair-spoken, and persuading
Act IV s2 #HenryVIII_2025 #Wolsey adieu
#textiletown here too Interesting to trace the area's industries #Lovatt pottery, #Jaeger #Aristoc #Wolsey carrying on the knitting/lace tradition so many lace runner-ons or stocking seamers in my female ancestors 😹 #genealogy
It is recorded, however, that at the beginning of the century, one of the Cardinal’s shoes was still to be seen in the Palace; but as the upper leather had been renewed at one time, and the sole at another, its claim to reverence was of a somewhat impalpable kind.
Drake meme. He’s saying nay to ship of Theseus, and yay to shoe od Wolsey
Came across this comment about Cardinal Wolsey’s shoe in an old guide to Hampton Court Palace
#history #tudors #Wolsey
Seeing this set me thinking about my family members in the #textile industries making stockings, lace, interlock garments such as these and knitwear locally #Wolsey #Aristoc #Brettles #Jaeger and #NottinghamLace #GenHour Dad used to wear separate collars and braces in my childhood
#Wolsey was created cardinal in 1515 by Pope Leo X. He held several other previous posts. Wolsey was stripped of his titles by King #HenryVIII after failing to secure an annulment for Henry’s marriage to #KatherineofAragon. 2/3
1st LIFE CARDINAL THOMAS WOLSEY 1724 FIDDES Engravings HISTORY CHURCH HENRY VIII
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OTD in 1530 Cardinal Wolsey dies on his way to face a treason charge having failed to secure Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
‘When Wolsey died at Leicester, everyone else had deserted him.’
Artist: Frank Humphris
(c) Ladybird Books Ltd.
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