{"product_id":"1724-life-of-cardinal-wolsey-by-richard-fiddes-illustrated-folio-antique-english","title":"1724 LIFE of CARDINAL WOLSEY by Richard Fiddes ILLUSTRATED FOLIO antique ENGLISH","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eFiddes, Richard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Life of Cardinal Wolsey. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, 1724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngraved frontispiece, 6 engraved plates (1 double-page), \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eengraved vignette of coins. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFolio, old calf-backed wooden board, worn; \u003cbr\u003ecovers and endpapers detached, spine destroyed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good interior, endpapers with old manuscript notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eex-library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 9 by 14 1\/8\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e===============================================\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eThomas Wolsey[a] (1473 – 1530) was an English statesman and Catholic cardinal. \u003cbr\u003eWhen Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, Wolsey became the king's almoner.[3] Wolsey's affairs prospered and by 1514 he had become the controlling figure in virtually all matters of state. He also held important ecclesiastical appointments. These included the Archbishop of York—the second most important role in the English church—and that of papal legate. His appointment as a cardinal by Pope Leo X in 1515 gave him precedence over all other English clergy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe highest political position Wolsey attained was Lord Chancellor, the king's chief adviser (formally, as his successor and disciple Thomas Cromwell was not). In that position, he enjoyed great freedom and was often depicted as the alter rex (\"other king\").\u003cbr\u003eAfter failing to negotiate an annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Wolsey fell out of favour and was stripped of his government titles.[5] He retreated to York to fulfil his ecclesiastical duties as archbishop, a position he nominally held but had neglected during his years in government. \u003cbr\u003eHe was recalled to London to answer to charges of treason—charges Henry commonly used against ministers who fell out of his favour—but died from natural causes on the way.\u003cbr\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52096954728750,"sku":null,"price":428.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/205141-002jpg.jpg?v=1779669856","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1724-life-of-cardinal-wolsey-by-richard-fiddes-illustrated-folio-antique-english","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}