EPISODE · Nov 20, 2019 · 45 MIN

The Fall of Wolsey

from The National Archives Podcast Series · host Daniel Gosling

490 years ago Thomas Wolsey – King Henry VIII’s former favourite – fell from grace following his failure to secure the king a divorce. This talk by Daniel Gosling examines the records held at The National Archives which detail this fall – from records relating to Wolsey’s failure to grant Henry an annulment, to the legal processes which sealed his fate.

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