Wolsey, Thomas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...of raising money for Englands wars by forced loans aroused considerable resentment. So too did his blatant ecclesiastical pluralism, enormous wealth, and lavish living. Wolseys enemies at court, jealous of his power over the king, used the divorce of...