Flawed morally as he was, I did like Cardinal Thomas Wolsey on The Tudors. The 2nd highest ranking Catholic, Wolsey was pretty much King Henry VIII’s right-hand man on many issues of state. Unlike many Catholics, Wolsey was deeply loyal to the King and ignored many of his faults. But part of that stemmed from…
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Things I Like: The Tudors (TV Series) Season 1
As a fan of history, I will say certain kings do get more of the spotlight than others. Henry VIII’s father Henry VII won the right of the throne of England through conquest (though he did claim to be the rightful heir of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses) though his…