Wolsey And Henry’s GM Flashcards
Henry’s GM
Infatuation with Anne Boleyn , male heir, leviticus
What was Henry’s priorities?
Establish the line of succession
Illegitimate son born in
Why was Henry’s priority?
Establish the line of succession
Illegitimate son born in 1519 and created the Duke of Richmond but others with a strong legitimate claim can overthrow him and lead to civil war , with the wars of the roses still fresh in people’s memories
Why was it hard to obtain a divorce. Pope
Pope clement vii was very much under the control of the emperor Charles v who was the nephew of Catherine of Aragon
What were the scriptural arguments?
Leviticus- living in sin and his conscience would not allow this to continue-lack of make heir was god’s punishment
Deuteronomy - man’s duty to marry her and have children on his behalf after his death.
Diplomatic manoeuvres
Wolsey tried to use the league of cognac 1526 to free the pope from Charles’s influence in Italy - failed bc Charles was too strongly entrenched in the Italian peninsula to be evicted by france
Legal efforts
The pope sent cardinal campeggio to England with strict instructions to delay the divorce hearings in the English courts- grew impatient
What were Wolsey’s 2 great failures?
Collapse of anti-Hapsburg strategy
Inability to obtain divorce.
What 2 things was he accused of?
Delaying the divorce- unpopular in royal court with the Boleyn, aragonese gaining more influence.
Praemunire- working in interests of the pope-papal legate-ironic
When and what did Wolsey die of?
29 nov1530 of ill health. He was stripped of his powers and possessions and exiled to his diocese in york
