1473 CE: Birth of Thomas Wolsey, future Cardinal Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England.

1509 CE: Thomas Wolsey is appointed the royal almoner (giver of alms).

1509 CE - 1547 CE: Reign of Henry VIII of England.

1513 CE - 1529 CE: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey serves as Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England.

1514 CE: Thomas Wolsey buys and develops Hampton Court Palace.

1514 CE: Thomas Wolsey is appointed the bishop of Lincoln.

1514 CE: Thomas Wolsey is appointed archbishop of York.

1515 CE: The Pope makes Thomas Wolsey a cardinal.

1518 CE: England, France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a mutual defence agreement.

1518 CE: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey is made a papal legate.

1520 CE: The Field of the Cloth of Gold pageant is held just outside Calais for Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France.

1524 CE: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey is given legate powers for life.

1524 CE: Thomas Cromwell joins the household of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.

1525 CE: The Treaty of More renews friendly relations between England and France.

1525 CE: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey introduces an unpopular new tax, the Amicable Grant. It is abandoned after several rebellions.

1529 CE: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey is dismissed from the Privy Council and as Lord Chancellor for his failure in Henry VIII of England's 'Great Matter'.

1529 CE: Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio presides over a special court to decide the annulment of the first marriage of Henry VIII of England. No decision is reached.

1530 CE: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey dies of ill health on his way to trial for treason against Henry VIII of England.