The King, the Cardinal-Legate, and the Field of Cloth of Gold by Glenn Richardson

“…The presiding intelligence over the meeting was Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, simultaneously the Lord Chancellor of England and Pope Leo X’s legate <em>a latere </em>in England.1 This article looks at the context of that event from Wolsey’s perspective, examining how the Universal Peace of 1518 was used in his own ambitions as well as those of Henry VIII. …”
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The twelfth-century Translation and Miracles of St Guthlac by Sharpe, R

“…The date and circumstances of this commission, it is argued, ought to reflect what is known of Peter’s movements and those of William de Longchamp, chancellor of England, who is the likely intermediary between his brother Henry de Longchamp, abbot of Crowland, and Peter. …”

"Much joy and favour to you; you are the King’s now": Cardinal Wolsey as a Domestic Patron by Simon Edward John Lambe

“…<p>This article explores the secular, political role of Renaissance cardinals through an analysis of the domestic agenda of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey as Lord Chancellor of England from 1515 to 1529, while positioning him within the context of his near contemporary English and continental cardinal-politicians. …”
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