\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph11340 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 Thomas Wolsey accrued enormous power during the reign of \b \cf4 \ATXht13091000 Henry VIII\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 by being simultaneously a cardinal, Archbishop of York and chancellor. However, when he failed to persuade the Pope to allow his sovereign to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, Wolsey fell from royal favour.
He died in 1530 on his way to face trial for treason.\par
