Thomas Wolsey Rise To Power: His Cardinal Sin!

[@junesilvermanb2979]

LORD, we have not spoken as long, or as often, as we should. I've often been about other business. If I wanted forgiveness, I should ask for it, but for all I have done, and for all I am yet to do, there can be no forgiveness. And yet, I think I am not an evil man, for evil men pray louder, seek penance, and think themselves closer to Heaven than I am. I shall not see its gates, LORD, nor hear Your sweet words of salvation. I have seen eternity, I swear, but it was in a dream, and in the morning, all was gone. I know myself for what I am, and I throw my poor soul upon Your forgiveness, in the full knowledge that I deserve none.

[@Ruthbxny]

Love this channel, and English History is always so fascinating and interesting. Keep up the great work. Please 👍

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Glad you enjoyed it Angelo, thanks for the nice comment 😊

[@teodorachasse1121]

Great video, beautifully narrated and academically presented. He was a man of brilliant intelligence and utmost work ethics and a skilled political negotiator I think Henry disposed of his Chief advisers the moment they became too powerful and didn’t serve Henry’s purpose to advance his agenda . It’s the same pattern with Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell Your voice is so soothing that it made me fall asleep 😴

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Oh Teodora, sorry for making you fall asleep 😀 Seriously, thank you so much for the lovely comment. You're quite right about Wolsey, I feel he was very underestimated, clearly a genius negotiator and diplomat of his time.

[@teodorachasse1121]

@@HistoryRoadshow Actually, it was a compliment. Again, I watched this video three times and I greatly enjoyed it, please keep up the amazing work

[@HistoryRoadshow]

I was just teasing you, thank you again. Have a lovely week 😊

[@teodorachasse1121]

I appreciate the personal reply , thank you 🙏 Subscribed!

[@lisaalane7694]

I work from home and am always looking for history channels where I don't necessarily have to watch the video. Your voice is lovely to listen too, and so far, as I've just recently subscribed I've enjoyed every video.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Much appreciated Lisa, have a great weekend 😊

[@vseddonvs]

Well I thought he was the best between the two cardinals,very loyal.very ambitious,Henry 8th just cut anyone down who he decided had gone past their sell by date,very interesting and powerful video,, I enjoyed it immensely,Thank you..

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Veronica. He was a very interesting character! 😊

[@amandam8858]

i just watched 5 minutes of this and based on your presenting style, i subscribed. Thank yoiu

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Amanda, much appreciated 😊

[@Anita-rq9ev]

Although he (and others like Cromwell) came to power, it was dangerous to be around a fickle king. Good video👍

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Anita, you're right, but what a talent Wolsey was, unreal what he achieved. 😊

[@Anita-rq9ev]

@@HistoryRoadshow very true

[@AndriaBieberDesigns]

Love your videos ❤️

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Andria 😊

[@auntmaddie]

Incredible video! Love the subject and so well presented! Bravo! I'm glad Wolsey was included in this series. He may have been trouble but wow he sure must've been a hard worker. He really had his finger in all the pies!

[@HistoryRoadshow]

I personally think he was an amazing man, from what I know. Yes he was ruthless but he had to be to survive. Thanks for watching 😊

[@jeanrhodes4145]

He was def an intensely determined & ambitious man. Mad props for that if nothing else.

[@theniemcmeanie]

I love your videos. I'm so glad I found your channel. Keep up the great work

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@AlexJCabot]

I’m studying A Level History (Tudors) and learning about Wolsey and onto Cromwell. Thank you SO MUCH 😊

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Hope it's helpful. Thanks Alex 😊

[@abcxyz8116]

A brilliant statesman and administrator.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

No arguments there! Thanks Abc 😊

[@lillianmcgrew217]

He worked hard to get to where he got to

[@laurenmiller3886]

Thank you for your videos! I just recently discovered your KZbin Channel and I have been happily binge watching your programs. Question: Have you done a video on Sir Thomas More and his daughter Margaret Roper?

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Thanks Lauren, there is a video on Thomas More.

[@brendablaine5431]

Who is Richard Foxe and what was his family's background?

[@KSFWG]

The thumbnail pic of him resembles Sam Neill. Put a fedora hat on him and we're going to Jurassic Park ! lol

[@HistoryRoadshow]

It is Sam Neil who played Wolsey in The Tudors. It's a toss of a coin as which period was more prehistoric! Thanks for watching 😊

[@elenaedwards-ro2re]

History homework ahahahah thanks this was great.

[@chetmaklin3138]

11:50.....although she'd had children, none survived...Please advise..who was Mary, daughter of Henry the VIII and Catherine of Aragon?

[@theresalaux5655]

I think Wolsy was very intelligent. I think Henry did bad by him.😢 hi Jon 😊❤

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Spot on Theresa, he orchestrated Henry for a number of years. 😊

[@andyskinner3534]

Thanks, this was very informative. That being said I must point out that Catherine did have a child that survived who we know as bloody Mary.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

I'm aware of the mistake! Appreciate you watching thanks 😊

[@andyskinner3534]

@@HistoryRoadshow I thought it was very interesting. Cromwell was quite a figure in British history. Thanks for making the video!

[@johnlewis3891]

Henry's claim that his marriage to Catherine violates Bible law is untrue. The Bible actually states that is a husband dies childless, that his widow and his brother should get married. "

[@angelavitali25]

Exactly! Henry just needed an excuse to leave Catherine of Aragon

[@barbararoca6847]

I've always thought that Wolsey and Thomas Becket had a lot in common.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Good point Barbara and worthy of debate. Thanks for watching 😊

[@harrietharlow9929]

They certainly were both able men and both were S,G, and T'ed by their respective kings.Wolsey was no saint--very few of us are--but I do think he confessed the Catholic faith in his own way and thus could be considered a Confessor. Was Henry that much of an idiot to seriously think that Wolsey would simply declare for Henry when Catherine had appealed to Rome when it became clear that she could not get a fair hearing in England? Wolsey was a Cardinal, a Prince of the Church and it would have gone against his training and beliefs in the Supremacy of the Pope. He held fast even when it would have been easier and more prudent to give way to Henry's will. Had he not died on the way to the Tower, he could have been considered a martyr.

[@meeeka]

The photo is not Wolseley; Sam Neill is a Kiwi not a Brit cleric.

[@stormhawk3319]

Always felt sorry for Wolsey simply because he was ultimately a victim of the class system. Not being a “noble “ you can imagine Henry VIII’s cronies like Charles Brandon conspiring against him over the impossible challenge he was faced in getting the King a divorce from his wife with approval from the Pope.

[@yourztruly8255]

It actually wasn’t impossible Wolsey himself found a loophole which stated that Catherine of Aragon had to be obligated to Henry and not the other way around this was signed and sealed by Pope Leo and Wolsey argued this point to pope clement which clement tried to grant but was stopped and curtailed by Charles V who was the nephew of Catherine and Charles defending his aunt did not want Henry to divorce so he did everything in his power to stop the whole divorce. The reason clement listened to Charles V was because he was the most powerful man in Europe and also the fact his mutinous troops sacked Rome (Sack of Rome 1527) is the reason clement conceded to his demands out of fear.

[@stormhawk3319]

@@yourztruly8255 well fair enough but it’s not really a refutation to the point I was making over the rigid English class system Wolsey became a victim of. And Cromwell too, the son of a blacksmith.

[@yourztruly8255]

@@stormhawk3319 you’re right tho about him being a victim of a class system many nobles did hate him for that but with the divorce it was more than that which I already stated above

[@jamieyoho2310]

Im researching to see if my ancestor knew Wolsey. My family was given land from the dissolution of the monasteries. They served as court physicians and must have supported Anne...

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Great story Jamie, you must keep us updated! Thanks for watching 😊

[@giselematthews7949]

That was Thomas cromwell

[@patricialong5767]

He was brilliant, no doubt, but his ultimate downfall was that he put himself above King Henry the VIII!

[@klvr5863]

I think Wolsey forgot that he was to serve God first and King second. You cannot serve the Lord and Manna both! Wolsey of all people should have known this.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Spot on, although I think he always had a yearning for power, he definitely put himself first above all else, which culminated in his downfall.

[@LifeInPink999]

He wasn’t escalating ranks neither for god or the King but himself. I doubt he really was that pious, he sure believed himself to be if only to justify himself, but in the end just as everyone who wanted to secure and keep the power acted only for himself. I don't blame him to be fair everyone in the court including the King lived this with this hypocrisy he bad to play along.

[@ravinp371]

If Wolseys goal was to be annoying status climber then the actor who plays him in the Spanish princess deserves an award! LOL

[@jumaris28]

Cardinal Wolsey so Loyal to the King and down he came when couldn’t granted his divorce to Catherine Aragon what an incredible narcissist was the king , I bet he has a nice spot in the fires of h..

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Henry had many losses, but losing Wolsey could have been his biggest. Great comment Mariela 😊

[@megenberg8]

one man restricting the desire of another man may never end well. especially in this case. how it must be truly awful to be prevented from marrying the woman of your desire. as a king seeking a son's birth it must have been not only ultimately frustrating, but also treasonous in his eyes. look what came of trying to force the issue! tough going!

[@reythejediladyviajakku6078]

I would have to think that the church frowned upon churchman becoming powerful statesman so of Henry hadn’t signed his arrest warrant, the church would have surely excommunicated him

[@HistoryRoadshow]

I always doubt just how much belief Wolsey had! He was much more of a statesman than a holy man. Thanks for watching, great comment 😊

[@elizabethspedding1975]

So he was equal to the King, it was bound to cause problems.

[@HistoryRoadshow]

He was the brains behind Henry. To hold power as long as he did is testament to his skills. Thanks Elizabeth 😊

[@deanvrabl]

He was not such a "holy man", since he fathered quite many illegitimate children. But a big plus for him... He established two Universities. Cardinal's college, now called King's college. If i was in his position I would gladly ask for repost me perhaps in Vatican or somewhere far away because she got to new pretty soon that he's dealing with the Mad King

[@HistoryRoadshow]

Totally agree Dean, I've always thought his eminence was far more astute in the King's political matters, rather than those of the church. Thanks for watching 😊

[@lynnschaeferle-zh4go]

Cool. We are now replacing real historic figures with t.v. actors. Are they more telegenic? Next I expect George Washington to be replaced with George Clooney