Known as the personification of the problems in the Catholic
Church of his time, Cardinal Wolsey was worldly, wealthy and ambitious. Yet,
like most figures of the Renaissance or any period in history Wolsey had his
good points as well as his failings. He rose to prominence during the reign of
King Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty and was a major figure at court as
well as acting as an envoy to the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian. When Henry
VIII came to the throne Wolsey's star was to rise even higher, and the young
king had complete trust in the clever churchman. One way this came about was
mutual ambition. Henry VIII wanted power and glory and would abide no one who
tried to discourage him. Wolsey realized this and was always eager to encourage
the King's ambition as a way of realizing his own.
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