Thomas Wolsey was given the position of royal chaplain to Henry VII.

Thomas Wolsey was given the position of royal almoner to King Henry VIII.

Thomas Wolsey organised Henry's invasion into France ensuring the army was feed, watered and had good accommodation.

After the victory at Therouanne, King Henry VIII turned to Tournai. The town fell to the English who entered it but this time took control and stationed a garrison there. Thomas Wolsey was given the bishopric of the town.

Wolsey started the construction of his magnificent palace at Hampton Court.

Thomas Wolsey was rewarded with the Bishopric of Lincoln.

A peace treaty was negotiated by Thomas Wolsey with France. One of the terms was that Louis XII of France would marry Mary Tudor, the younger sister of King Henry VIII. Louis died only a few months later.

Wolsey negotiated a peace treaty between England and France whereby King Louis XII married the younger sister Mary of King Henry VIII and had to pay Henry pension money owed to him under the treaty of Etaples. Peace should be maintained not less than a year after the first of them should die.

Thomas Wolsey is promoted to the position of Archbishop of York.

Pope Leo X made proposals for a new crusade and sent word to the leading European countries for support. King Henry VIII and Thomas Wolsey were not convinced that it was a good idea. ^[1]

The Treaty of London or Universal Peace was signed in London between the major European countries, England, France, Burgundy and many more. For Cardinal Wolsey this treaty was a plan to produce a peaceful Europe. The treaty stated that the countries must not attack one another and if they did the other countries would come to the aid of those being attacked. Within the treaty was the agreement that Mary, the 2 year-old daughter of King Henry VIII, would marry the French dauphin.

The Treaty of Bruges was conducted in secrecy at Bruges between King Charles V, the Holy Roman Emporer, and Thomas Wolsey. In the terms of the treaty Wolsey promised Charles that King Henry VIII would join him in a joint campaign against France and Francis I. The meeting was held in secret because England was supposed to be a mediator in the dispute between Charles and Francis. The joint attacks of France would have to wait until March or May of 1523.

As Bishop of Durham, Thomas Wolsey's power and influence inreased greatly. ^[2]

Thomas Wolsey founded a new college at Oxford called Cardinal College. After his death the college was refounded by King Henry VIII as Christ Church.

To end the marriage between King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, Thomas Wolsey set up a secret tribunal where Henry had to answer charges of having a illegal marriage. The court was held in secret so Catherine did not know. The plan was to present the facts to the Pope who would annul the marriage. Problems occurred when Rome was attacked by Catherine's nephew Charles V the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope was captured. Any chance of the Pope annulling the marriage was now gone.

Thomas Wolsey was sent to France and the court of Francis I by King Henry to secure the release of Pope Clement VII, who was being held captive by Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor since Rome had been sacked. The real, and secret reason for freeing the Pope was to get the annulment of the marriage of King Henry and Catherine of Aragon.

King Henry pardoned Thomas Wolsey and allowed him to retire to York as the archbishop.

Enemies of Wolsey provided evidence of treason to the King and the Cardinal was arrested.

On his way to London to face trial for treason Thomas Wolsey fell ill and died at Leicester.