Wolsey's Rise

• When was Wolsey born?

  1472
• When did Wolsey graduate from Oxford University and subsequently ordained?

  1498 (age 15)
• When was Wolsey forced to resign as a bursar from Magdalen College?

  1499
• Why was Wolsey forced to resign from Magdalen College in 1499?

  He overspent on building works without first obtaining the proper permissions from other fellows, showing his tendency to use his initiative (which may be reckless) and to only concern himself with the consequences afterwards
• Who recommended Wolsey to Henry VIII?

  The Deputy Governor of Calais
• What did Wolsey being recommended by the Deputy Governor of Calais result in?

  He became a Royal Chaplain in 1507
• What did George Cavendish state regarding Wolsey's gift of being able to present cases eloquently and to speak well and persuasively?

  'He had a filed tongue and ornate eloquence'
• Due to Wolsey's abilities, which nobles was he able to eventually influence?

  Norfolk, Suffolk, and Buckingham
• When did Wolsey join the King's Council?

  1507
• When was Wolsey made Royal Almoner?

  1509
• How did Wolsey secure his positions in the King's Council and as Royal Almoner?

  Due to the patronage of the Lord Privy Seal, Richard Foxe
• How did Wolsey appease Henry's beliefs?

  He swapped from anti-war to pro-war
• When was Wolsey made Dean of York and Bishop of Tournai?

  1513
• When was Wolsey made Bishop of Lincoln and Archbishop of York?

  1514
• Who resigned in 1515 to make way for Wolsey?

  Archbishop Warham
• Who resigned in 1516 to make way for Wolsey?

  Richard Foxe
• When was Wolsey made a Cardinal and Lord Chancellor?

  1515
• When was Wolsey made Papal Legate?

  1518