Cardinal Wolsey is indicted in the Court of King's Bench

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Cardinal Wolsey, who has been Henry VIII's chief minister for fifteen years, begins to slip from power. Indictment proceedings are brought against him in the Court of King's Bench: he is charged with receiving bulls from Rome in contravention of the Statute of Provisors, placing the Pope's authority above that of the King.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Cardinal Wolsey is indicted in the Court of King's Bench". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14433, accessed 23 November 2024.]

14433 Cardinal Wolsey is indicted in the Court of King's Bench 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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