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The final and most famous inhabitant of York Place was Archbishop (later Cardinal) Thomas Wolsey who inherited the mansion in 1514. Wolsey immediately set about enlarging and modernising the house and made it into the one of the most impressive residences in London.
This was followed by an order to vacate his opulent residence, York Place, which would subsequently become the king's own palace, renamed Whitehall. Wolsey's decline in royal favor was further exacerbated by his political adversaries, notably the Duke of Norfolk and the Boleyn family, who saw in his vulnerability an opportunity to consolidate ...
Nov 4, 2017 · The king changed the name of Wolsey’s former home — York Place — to Whitehall and gave it over to Anne’s use in a severe posthumous insult to the dead Cardinal. [4] Did Anne feel a sense of satisfaction when she was at Whitehall, thinking of how unhappy Wolsey would be to know his worst enemy was enjoying the home he worked so hard on?
He built palaces - such as Hampton Court and York Palace (now the Palace of Westminster, home of Parliament) - and became more wealthy and entertained more lavishly than the King himself. Such was his pre-eminence that many suspected that he aimed to become an Alter Rex (or second King).
Feb 4, 2015 · Wolsey was ordered to retire to his archbishopric of York. Indiscreet letters to Rome led to his arrest on 4 November. He died on the 24th, while returning to London and, most likely, execution at the Tower.
Nov 27, 2020 · As he was travelling south from York to face trial, Wolsey fell seriously ill, probably from dysentery exacerbated by stress. He died at Leicester Abbey on 29 November 1530. He had planned for himself an enormous tomb, but of the work done for it only the sarcophagus survived.
A biography about Thomas Wolsey, cardinal, statesman and Henry VIII's lord chancellor. Discover why Henry eventually turned against Wolsey in 1530.
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