"Cardinal Wolsey" by M. Creighton is a historical biography that shows the life of Thomas Wolsey, a powerful cardinal and politician in the time of King Henry VIII, and looks at his important but sometimes overlooked effect on England's place in Europe. The book starts by describing the changing politics of Europe between 1494 and 1512, when old ways of running countries were fading and new ones were appearing, and introduces Wolsey as a unique person who was able to understand and use the complex world of diplomacy when everything around him was changing. It stresses Wolsey's clever decisions, especially in how he dealt with other countries, and how he helped make England more respected in Europe, setting the scene for exploring the results of his actions on England's story.
Cardinal Wolsey
By M. (Mandell) Creighton
Discover the story of a powerful figure who navigated a world of kings and shifting alliances to shape the destiny of a nation.
Summary
About the AuthorMandell Creighton was a British historian, Anglican priest and bishop. The son of a stern but successful carpenter, Creighton studied at University of Oxford, focusing his scholarship on the Renaissance Papacy. He was appointed the first occupant of the Dixie Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge in 1884. The following year, he also was engaged as the first editor of the English Historical Review, the oldest English language academic journal in its field. In these posts, he helped to establish history as an independent academic discipline in England.
Mandell Creighton was a British historian, Anglican priest and bishop. The son of a stern but successful carpenter, Creighton studied at University of Oxford, focusing his scholarship on the Renaissance Papacy. He was appointed the first occupant of the Dixie Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge in 1884. The following year, he also was engaged as the first editor of the English Historical Review, the oldest English language academic journal in its field. In these posts, he helped to establish history as an independent academic discipline in England.
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