Short answers, pulled from the story.
Thomas Wolsey was born in about 1473, the son of Robert Wolsey of Ipswich and his wife, Joan Daundy. Widespread traditions identify his father as a butcher, yet his mother was related to the influential Wingfield and Daundy families.
Thomas Wolsey became Lord Chancellor in 1515 and Archbishop of York in 1514. He was also made a cardinal in 1515 and served as Papal Legate in England from 1518 until his death.
Thomas Wolsey died on the 29th of November 1530 at Leicester Abbey after falling seriously ill with dysentery. He made his final confession at 7 a.m. on that day and died an hour later.
Thomas Wolsey fell from power because he failed to secure an annulment of Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon. He was stripped of his government office and property in 1529 and later accused of treason.
Thomas Wolsey reinvented the equity court and re-established the Star Chamber and Court of Chancery to provide impartial justice. He devised the Subsidy tax system which raised over £300,000 for the king's foreign expeditions.
Thomas Wolsey had two children, a son named Thomas Wynter born circa 1510 and a daughter named Dorothy born circa 1512. His son lived to adulthood and married, while his daughter was placed in the convent at Shaftesbury Abbey.