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Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born c.1475 • Ipswich • England
Died November 29, 1530 • Leicester • England
Title / Office lord chancellor (1515-1529), England
Founder Christ Church

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Thomas Cardinal Wolsey
Oil painting by Antoine Caron showing the arrest and execution of Sir Thomas More, with Henry VIII in red under an archway at left and a small dog at right foreground.
Painting of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in red robes standing across a table from Sir Thomas More, who is dressed in black, surrounded by courtiers in a grand hall with arched windows.
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