Wolsey (1)
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- Created on: 17-02-21 15:25
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- Wolsey's Rise
- The appointment of Wolsey
- Wolsey's own abilities
- Talented and hardworking e.g got a degree at Oxford at 15
- Quick to recognise opportunity of promotion + a good flatterer
- Worked with Bishop Fox (one of VII's councillors) - gained experience of gov and observed methods of royal councillors
- When VIII got crown - realised Henry would break free from mature advisers around him trying to get him to continue his father's policies
- Wolsey took advantage of this by giving King hat he wanted to hear - approval
- When VIII got crown - realised Henry would break free from mature advisers around him trying to get him to continue his father's policies
- Worked with Bishop Fox (one of VII's councillors) - gained experience of gov and observed methods of royal councillors
- Proved that in his expedition to France (1513) he could be relied on to ensure King's wishes were met
- Wolsey took advantage of this by giving King hat he wanted to hear - approval
- Opportunistic and ambitious e.g becoming Chaplain
- Other reasons
- Luck - butcher's son
- Henry not interested in domestic affairs - wanted war with France
- Was VII's Chaplain
- App Dean of Lincoln by Henry VII and sent on diplomatic missions
- Supported Henry's aggressive policy when advisors went against it - put him in favour
- When organising the expedition, had title Quartet Master General
- Prev advisors of the King had been removed e.g Dudley
- Luck - butcher's son
- Wolsey's own abilities
- Wolsey's Foreign Policy aims
- Preserve balance of power in Europe by ensuring neither Charles V of Spain nor Francis became too powerful
- Humanistic peace - W tried to convince H that he would get honour through maintaining peace
- Close links with papacy to ensure England retained a significant position in international relations. W wanted to give H status in Europe
- Serve King's interests
- Raise his own profile
- Avoid calling Parliament and raising taxation
- First French War
- Wolsey's opportunity to prove himself 1512-13 - volunteered to organise the expeditionary force to France in 1513 - while other advisors warned H against it
- After failure of prev expedition to France (Ferdinand betrayed) H decided to focus on land around Calais - reduce dependence on allies
- 1513 Battle of Spurs - great propaganda - British victory over French - H got military glory
- 1513 Battle of Flodden - victory against Scottish while H was in France
- Organised by Catherine of Aragon - 10k men killed - destroyed Scottish threat for years
- humiliating for Henry? or success as now his sister Margaret was heir to Scottish throne?
- Organised by Catherine of Aragon - 10k men killed - destroyed Scottish threat for years
- After failure of prev expedition to France (Ferdinand betrayed) H decided to focus on land around Calais - reduce dependence on allies
- Wolsey's opportunity to prove himself 1512-13 - volunteered to organise the expeditionary force to France in 1513 - while other advisors warned H against it
- The appointment of Wolsey
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