Cardinal Wolsey
Cardinal Wolsey

Cardinal Wolsey

January 02, 1912 | 9 min

King Henry VIII smitten with Anne Boleyn wishes to displace his estimable Queen Catherine for her. He appeals to Cardinal Wolsey to set aside the tenets of the Church and consent to his divorce from the Queen. The cardinal absolutely refuses to do anything so inimical to his office, as representative of the Holy See. Angered King Henry induces the Archbishop of Canterbury to call a special council through which he divorces himself from Queen Catherine. In punishment for his refusal to accede to the king's wishes, the cardinal is exiled to Leicester Abbey where he dies three days afterward, conscious that he had sustained the sacredness of his office, a martyr to his faith and of service to his king.

Genres

Drama

Cast

Naomi Scott

Hal Reid

Naomi Scott

Julia Swayne Gordon

Naomi Scott

Clara Kimball Young

Naomi Scott

Tefft Johnson

Naomi Scott

Robert Gaillard

Naomi Scott

Logan Paul

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