Wolsey's Rise To Power
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- Rise Of Wolsey
- Personality
- Extremely ambitious and intelligent
- Charming and persuasive
- Enabled him to gain connections to the king and other rulers
- Ruthless with anyone who threatened him or the kings government
- He was willing to financially ruin his rivals
- Deterred any challenges to his position
- He was willing to financially ruin his rivals
- Effective negotiator
- Large Influence
- Had power in both the church and the government
- 1515
- Lord Chancellor
- Cardinal
- Strengthened his power
- Archbishop of York
- Bishop of Lincoln
- 1515
- 1509 Royal Almoner
- Became a member of the royal council
- Access to the king
- Became a member of the royal council
- Had power in both the church and the government
- Henry VIII
- Henry disliked many of his father's advisors
- Believed that they were too cautious and unpopular
- Removed potential rivals and eased Wolsey's path into power
- Believed that they were too cautious and unpopular
- Henry did not want to involve himself in the day to day tasks of government
- Preferred to joust
- Henry disliked many of his father's advisors
- 1512 War with France
- Wolsey provided Henry with a well equipped and well supplied army by 1513
- He demonstrated skills that Henry could rely on
- Wolsey provided Henry with a well equipped and well supplied army by 1513
- Personality
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