On 18th October 1529, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor since 1515 surrendered the Great Seal of office. His fall was a result of his failure to get King Henry VIII an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and the rise in favour of the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, and the Boleyn family. He was charged with praemunire (the offence of asserting or maintaining papal jurisdiction in England) and pleaded guilty to the charge. Released, he was re-arrested but died on 29th November 1530 at Leicester Abbey, on his way to London to face charges of treason.
On 18th October 1529, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey surrendered the Great Seal of his Lord Chancellorship; he'd been Lord Chancellor since 1515. His fall was a result of his failure to get the king and annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, his mishandling of negotiations with France and the rise in favour of his men like the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, and the Boleyn family. He was charged with praemunire (the offence of asserting or maintaining papal jurisdiction in England) on 9th October 1529 and on 22nd October 1529 he pleaded guilty to the charge and surrendered all of his property to the king. Wolsey did, however, manage to climb back into favour with the king in early 1530 but it didn’t last long. Wolsey was arrested in November 1529 but died on 29th November 1530 at Leicester Abbey, on his way to London to face charges of treason.
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