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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 family owned several businesses and his mother was related to the influential Wingfield and Daundy families.
Thomas Wolsey attained the highest political position of Lord Chancellor, the king's chief adviser, after Warham resigned in 1515. He also held important ecclesiastical appointments including Archbishop of York and papal legate, with his appointment as cardinal by Pope Leo X occurring on the 2nd of May 1515.
Thomas Wolsey negotiated the Anglo-French treaty of the 7th of August 1514 which secured a temporary peace between the two nations. His ability to keep a large number of troops supplied and equipped proved a major factor in English success during the war from 1512 to 1514.
Thomas Wolsey fell from power in 1529 after failing to garner papal approval for an annulment of Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon. He died at Leicester Abbey on the evening of the 29th of November 1530 following a journey marked by illness and distress starting from Cawood Castle on the 7th of November 1530.
Thomas Wolsey initiated a building campaign that included lavish additions to York Palace in London, renovations to Hampton Court, and supervision of grandiose temporary buildings at the Field of Cloth of Gold. He also oversaw tombs for Henry VIII's parents at Westminster Abbey and negotiated contracts for his own tomb before his death.