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15 octobre 2012
- handle: 10670/1.92cwd2
- isbn: 9782905637550
- eisbn: 9782905637826
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Renaissance Italie cardinaux napolitain lombard Rome Cinquecento History Medieval & Renaissance Studies HIS037020 HBLHSujets proches
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Simon Thurley, « The Cardinal of King Henry VIII of England. Thomas Wolsey », Publications de l’Institut de recherches historiques du Septentrion, ID : 10670/1.92cwd2
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Thomas Wolsey was created Cardinal by Pope Leo X in September 1515. That he was, as was so often the case, had little to do with Wolsey’s spirituality or the needs of the English Church, rather the Pope’s need for international political support. Francis I had begun his invasion of Italy the previous month and Wolsey’s elevation was a naked ploy to buy the support of Henry VIII. To a degree it worked for there is no doubt that Henry took Wolsey’s creation as a significant personal compliment....