Thomas Wolsey, 16th century English cardinal and statesman Carle View from the water

View from the water

The house is traditionally associated with Edmund Bonner

but returned to England when George became King in 1820

'Carlo Khan's triumphal entry into Leadenhall Street'

and a white moustache

Thomas Wolsey, 16th century English cardinal and statesman Carle View from the waterThomas Wolsey, 16th century English cardinal and statesman, (1825). Wolsey (c1475 1530) was Henry VIII's most important government minister and the most powerful person in England, besides the King, for many years. He was actively involved in the diplomatic efforts to obtain approval for the ending of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon. From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1825.