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Title: An island story; a child's history of England
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth), 1867-1941
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Publisher: New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company (Edinburgh, Printed by T. and A. Constable
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ed him. The nobles hated Wolsey because he was proud andhaughty. They could not forget that he was a butchersson, and yet they knew that although Henry ruledEngland, Wolsey ruled Henry. 308 OUR ISLAND STORY The common people hated him because when Henryneeded money it was Wolsey, his Chancellor, who had towring it from the poor. So they looked upon him asthe cause of all their sorrows, and there were few whomourned and many who were glad at his fall. Henry next accused Wolsey of treason and sent forhim to come to London to be tried. Worn with sorrowand sickness, the cardinal started on his journey, butwhen he reached Leicester he was so ill that he could gono further. Father, I am come to lay my bones among you, hesaid sadly to the abbot, who came to welcome him whenhe arrived at the Abbey of Leicester. It was true, for ina few days the great cardinal lay dead. Had I servedmy God as faithfully as I have served my King, he saidbefore he died, He would not have cast me off in myold age.
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HENRY SENT WOLSEY AWAY FROM COURT CHAPTER LXIV HENRY VIIL—THE STORY OF THE KINGS SIX WIVES After the death of Wolsey, Henry chose a wise andgentle man called Sir Thomas INIore to be his Chancellor. As the Pope still refused to give Henry leave to sendKatherine away, he resolved to do so without leave. Hesent her away, married his new wife, Anne Boleyn, and,because the Pope as head of the Church had refused toallow him to send Katherine away, he announced thatthe Pope had nothing more to do with the Church ofEngland. Henry told the people that in future theymust look upon the King of England as head of theChurch as well as of the State. The Pope was very angry with Henry and threatenedhim with all kinds of punishments, but Henry did notcare. He had done what he wished to do, and was nolonger afraid of the Pope. Soon it began to be seen how wise Wolsey had been,for now that Henry ruled without him he became a muchworse King than he had been before. Some good andwise men, among them th

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