The great nobles whom he had practically shut out from the King's counsels were longing for his fall. The Boleyns and the young courtiers looked on
King Henry Wants Divorce
It was needful for the Cardinal to find some expedient to carry out the King's will, for the group around Anne were using her skillfully for their
Wolsey Made Cardinal
What really sheltered the reforming movement was Wolsey's indifference to all but political matters.Continuing The English Reformation and Wolsey's
Reformation Reaches England
In 1528 the excitement which followed on this rapid diffusion of Tyndale's works forced Wolsey to more vigorous action.Continuing The English
Acadia, a Lawless Land
The new governor was ordered to require him to abandon "his vagabond life among the Indians," cease all trade with the English, and establish a
Britain’s Inadequate Response
Today's installment concludes Great Potato Famine in Ireland,our selection from Four Years of Irish History by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy published in
Description of the Famine
The English gentry were busy in transferring the harvest to England or clearing the population off their estates sowing a hatred which persisted to
Appreciation of Gustavus Adolphus
Today's installment concludes Gustavus Adolphus at Lutzen,our selection from History of Gustavus Adolphus by Benjamin Chapman published in
Sweden’s King Killed
The Imperialist soldiers about the King, each anxious to possess some trophy, had stripped the body to the shirt, and were about to carry it off when