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isabelleneville · 2 months

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THE TUDORS (2007 - 2010) | Season One Subway Promotional Material

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thetudorsedits · 10 months

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THE TUDORS (2007-2010) | S01E10

THOMAS WOLSEY death scene | requested by anon

"I shall not see its gates, Lord. Nor hear your sweet words of salvation. I have seen eternity, I swear... but it was only 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 at your loving hands."

#the tudors #thomas wolsey #sam neill #cardinal wolsey #thetudorsedit #s1 #perioddramasource #tudorerasource #period drama #tudor era #tudors #requests

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racefortheironthrone · 2 months

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How did cardinal Wolsey manage to go from being a religious figure to basically our life’s version of asoiaf ‘hand’? Was cardinals the second authority after the king because cardinal richelieu acted like this in france in the next century?

It's not that they were the second authority per se, but since the clergy were the most educated people in medieval society, it was quite common for them to end up in major government posts - especially if it involved specialized skills like knowledge of canon law.

So for example, if you go down the list of Lord Chancellors of England in the Middle Ages, they're almost all archbishops, bishops, deans, deacons, archdeacons, abbots, etc.. It's not until the 13th century that we start seeing barons or judges or justices or lawyers on the list, and even then they are very much in the minority.

#medieval history #clergy #thomas wolsey #medieval law #canon law #medieval government #medieval bureaucracy #lord chancellor #privy council #tudor england

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elizabethan-memes · 3 months

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Hi there,

Love your blog! Do you know much about The Duke of Norfolk's relationship with Cromwell? I'm currently re-watching the Tudors and unfortunately the Howards are cut out by Season 3 and 4. I read a theory recently that the Howards including the third Duke wanted to take out Cromwell because he took down Anne Boleyn. Is there any truth to that? Would love to know if there is.

I don't think Anne Boleyn's downfall helped, but I think Cromwell and Norfolk already had plenty of reasons to want each other out of favour. Cromwell was Wolsey's servant, after all, and Norfolk was very sensitive to hierarchy. As an aristocrat he was very aware of 'new men' like Cromwell, Wolsey, and yes- More too. More was the grandson of a baker, so in Norfolk's eyes he's only one generation higher than Cromwell, son of a brewer.

And while Norfolk supported the Break with Rome, he was a traditionalist in terms of religion. And while More, Cromwell, and Wolsey were all enthusiastic about renaissance humanism, judicial reform in favour of ordinary citizens, (and also critics of enclosures) these aren't policies that benefit the likes of Norfolk. More is often portrayed as friends with Norfolk, but the only real evidence I see for that is the hagiography written in the 1550s- at a time when Cromwell was controversial at best, while Norfolk was supporting Mary I. When More's grandson was born in the 1530s, it was Cromwell his parents chose as godfather.

Norfolk is often portrayed as boorish and uncultured, which is a gross simplification. But Norfolk preferred medieval chivalric literature to ancient literature. Erasmus called such medieval literature 'barbarous fables' and perhaps Cromwell would agree- certainly, Cromwell and More both loved Erasmus' New Testament, Cromwell learning it off by heart.

Also, Cromwell had a 'genuine and selfless' (Macculloch) friendship with... Norfolk's wife Elizabeth. If Cromwell needed more reasons to despise Norfolk, Elizabeth would give him PLENTY.

So Cromwell and Norfolk really have no shared culture, their worldviews and goals don't align. I think Norfolk would want Cromwell out, even if 1536 never happened.

#thomas howard #thomas cromwell #thomas more #thomas wolsey #henry viii #anne boleyn #tudor history

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thiswaycomessomethingwicked · 1 year

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Please promulgate so we may see everyone’s opinion on the Tudor Era Thomases (Henry VIII edition)

Also, take a shot for each Thomas on the list who was executed!

#the tudors #cromwell #Cranmer #Thomas more #Thomas Cromwell #Tudor era #history #Thomas Wolsey #cardinal Wolsey #henry viii #Tudor England #early modern period #early modern England #16th century

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latristereina · 1 year

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Katherine of Aragon and Wolsey in Carlos, Rey Emperador 1x05

as requested by @isadomna

#carlos rey emperador #cre 1x05 #katherine of aragon #thomas wolsey #mélida molina

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tudorerasource · 2 years

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Lady Anne, what are you doing here? // Your Majesty, if I could speak to you in private...?

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earlymodernbarbie · 6 months

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Claire Bloom as Catherine of Aragon, John Stride as Henry VIII and Timothy West as Cardinal Wolsey on the set of Henry VIII (1979)

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fideidefenswhore · 4 months

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Fitzroy saw in Wolsey something of a father figure, a role that fully supports the view that the cardinal had remained in close contact with him during his infancy and early childhood. This is further supported both by Wolsey's continuing contact with Bessie [Blount] and Gilbert [Tailboys], as well as the fact that, on the morning of his elevation it was from Durham Place, Wolsey's London residence, that Henry Fitzroy set out by water to travel to Bridewell Palace to meet his father.

Bessie Blount – Mistress to Henry VIII, Elizabeth Norton

#henry fitzroy #cardinal wolsey #henrician #elizabeth norton #henry viii #thomas wolsey

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historicconfessions · 9 months

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#fancast #thomas howard 3rd duke of norfolk #charles dance #thomas wolsey #michael mckean #thomas more #steve carrell #thomas cromwell #jared harris #stephen gardiner #mark gatiss #john fisher #peter cushing #tudor history #16th century #english history #medieval confessions

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isabelleneville · 9 months

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♕ @dailytudors: TUDOR WEEK 2023 ♕

Day One: Favourite Tudor Rivalry >> 1/2 - Anne Boleyn and Thomas Wolsey

#the tudors #perioddramaedit #thetudorsedit #tudorweek2023 #natalie dormer #sam neill #jonathan rhys meyers #anne boleyn #thomas wolsey #henry viii #my edits #caps #tudorcaps #dailytudors

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duchessofferia · 1 year

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#thomas more #thomas cromwell #thomas cranmer #thomas boleyn #thomas howard #thomas wyatt #thomas wolsey

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edmundtudor · 10 months

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To my Lord Cardinal's Grace

Please it, Your Grace; the King's Highness arrived here this night at 8 of the clock, and the Queen did meet with His Grace at his chamber door, and showed unto him, for his welcome home, her belly something great, declaring openly that she was quick with child; whereof the King's Highness commanded me immediately to advertise Your Grace, in his name, and to desire the same to command that Te Deum laudamus be solemnly sung in Paul’s, in like manner as His Grace will command to be done here tomorrow. Valeat felicissime, Reverendissima Dominatio Vestra, cui me humillime commendo et trado. Ex Wudstokke, quinta die Julij post horam decimam noctis.

The King's Grace, at his entry of the gates, found there all such as be here of his Council, and said unto us all secretly, that as soon as he had spoken with us, we should all be merry.

Excellentissimæ Dominationis Vestræ Reverendissimæ,

Ri Paceus.

Letter from Richard Pace to Thomas Wolsey, 5 July 1518. Transcribed myself from the original.

Note: The italicised Latin has been left in its original wording; it translates to phrases of humble recommendation commonly found in the closing of letters at this time.

#letters #thomas wolsey #richard pace #henry viii #katherine of aragon #1518

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elizabethan-memes · 1 year

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I was going to make a longer post about it but I'll summarise.

Areas of agreement between Wolsey, Cromwell AND More:

1) Peace is more advantageous than war*

2) Renaissance humanism is good. Humanist scholarship deserves patronage

3) More preaching please. And expand education.

4) Enclosures are bad for the poor. Limit the practice as much as possible.

5) You can use violence to intimidate the vulnerable into saying what you want them to say. If not by actual torture, then certainly corporal punishment.**

6) Execute religious dissidents. Burning heretics is OK.***

7) It would be good for people to have an English bible.****

8) The justice system is a complex mess that needs reforming so ordinary people can better access justice for their suits.

*this policy is different to the wishes of young noblemen who want military glory

**Case in point: Richard Purser, Mark Smeaton, "prick him with pains".

*** The area of disagreement here is not "is burning heretics OK?" but "what is heresy and what isn't?" Case in point: Wolsey appointing More to the heresy commission, recommending More as his successor, and the John Lambert case of 1538.

****The disagreement is NOT "would people benefit from a vernacular Bible?" But "how would this bible be translated and who should translate it?"

#thomas more #thomas wolsey #thomas cromwell #tudor history #henry viii #THE GIRLS ARE AGREEINGGGGGG

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cosmic-walkers · 23 days

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Whenever Thomas mentions he has daughters or tries to imply the daughters are valid children and actual human beings all the men around basically tell him to shut up

#save him from these failure girl dads #thomas cromwell #wolf hall #thomas wolsey

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athenepromachos · 2 years

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Disney versions of Henry VIII's children and Tudor villains Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell, Lady Rochford and Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk 👑❤️

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#henry viii #mary i #edward vi #elizabeth i #catherine of aragon #anne boleyn #jane seymour #thomas wolsey #thomas cromwell #lady jane rochford #thomas howard #tudors #the tudors #👑👑

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