Wolsey's Fall Flashcards
Why was it hard to get an annulment?
Holy Roman Emperor had captured the Pope.
How were scriptural arguments used?
.Bible and Hebrew texts - Leviticus - brother’s wife, no sons.
.Claiming dispensation by previous Pope Julius not effective.
How were diplomatic manoeuvres used?
.1527 - Anne rise and no heir.
.Wolsey promised Papal Bull annulment negotiation.
.Clement VII held hostage - Charles V - Catherine’s nephew.
.Annulment questioned Pope Julius II’s validity.
How were legal efforts used?
.1527 - Papal Legate - Try Henry for Living in sin.
.Henry aknowledged - Catherine appealed under Canon Law - Arthur not consumated.
.1529 - Campeggio from Rome to hear case in Legatine court - adjourned without the case being agreed.
What is the timeline for Wolsey’s fall?
.1514 - York Archbishop.
.Mid 1920s - only Henry Fitzroy as heir - meets Anne.
.1523 - subsidy and Amicable Grant.
.1527 - Took Henry to fake court - Henry admitted to living sinfully with wife - Catherine appealed to Pope with Canon Law.
.1527-9 - Fruitless diplomacy - Pope aware.
.15th June 1529 - Campeggio to hear case.
.30th July - case adjourned.
.22nd September - Dismissed as Chancellor.
.October - lost titles and charged with praemunire - Abbot of St Albans.
.April 1530 - York first time.
.4th November - arrested.
.29th November - died - Leicester Abbey.
Who hated Wolsey?
.Norfolk - for dominating government, being common and nobility traditional leaders still.
.Anne Boleyn - For not securing annulment and trying to dispose of her.
.Katherine of Aragon - for trying to secure annulment, subverting God’s Law, supposedly hating her.
.Pope Clement VII - nuisance, kidnapped on 6th May 1527 by Charles V.
