Cardinal Wolsley was the Lord Chancellor of England during the opening parts of the play. Being Chancellor was a highly regarded position in the Roman Catholic Church in Britain and Wolsley was a highly intellectual man. He wanted to try and help the King by persuading the Pope to grant him the divorce. Half way during the play Wolsley was on his way to be tried for treason when he falls fatally ill. He later dies but expresses his guilt while dying, as he knows that he has served his king better than he has served his God.
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