Christ Church, Oxford - Thomas Wolsey, Brideshead Revisited, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Sir Charles Welby, 5th Baronet, Tom Tower (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Thomas Wolsey, Brideshead Revisited, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Sir Charles Welby, 5th Baronet, Tom Tower, Christ Church Ground, Christ Church Cathedral School, St Aldate's, Oxford, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Blue Boar Quadrangle, Tom Quad, Christ Church Library, Canterbury College, Oxford, Vine Hall, Oxford, The Meadow Building, Bear Lane, Paul Jacobsthal, Oriel Square, Christ Church Regatta, Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford Parliament, Abraham van Linge, Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Blue Boar Street, Peckwater Quadrangle. Excerpt: Thomas Wolsey (c. March 1473 - 29 November 1530; sometimes spelled Woolsey) was an English political figure and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. When Henry VIII became king of England in 1509, Wolsey became the King's almoner. Wolsey's affairs prospered and by 1514 he had become the controlling figure in virtually all matters of state and was extremely powerful within the Church. The highest political position he attained was Lord Chancellor, the King's chief adviser, enjoying great freedom and often depicted as an alter rex (other king). Within the Church he became Archbishop of York, the second most important seat in England, and then was made a cardinal in 1515, giving him precedence over even the Archbishop of Canterbury. His main legacy is from his interest in architecture, in particular his old home of Hampton Court Palace, which stands today. Thomas Wolsey was born circa 1473, the son of Robert Wolsey of Ipswich and his wife Joan Daundy. His father was widely thought to have been a butcher and a cattle dealer, but sources indicate that Robert Wolsey died at the Battle of Bosworth Field and was a significant casualty. Robert may have been a respected and wealthy cloth merchant, and the butcher story was perhaps invented to demean Wolsey and show h...