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The life and death of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish as a tragedy in the "Fall of princes" tradition
George Cavendish’s Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey has been loosely linked with the "Fall of Princes" tradition, but no one has analyzed this connection in depth. This thesis examines various aspects of the changing "Fall of Princes" tradition as they appear in the biography. The first chapter …
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Renaissance humanism in England, c.1490-c.1530
… the depth and significance of humanism in Cardinal Wolsey’s foundation of Ipswich College, hitherto accorded less importance by historians than his Oxford college. The examination of the little-known materials he published on the eve of his fall in 1529, together with reports from staff on …