Remembering Wolsey: a history of commemorations and representations

"Remembering Wolsey seeks to contribute to our understanding of historical memory and memorialization by examining in detail the commemoration and representation of the life of Thomas Wolsey, the sixteenth-century cardinal, papal legate, and lord chancellor of England. Hornbeck surveys a wide r...

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Main Author: Hornbeck, J. Patrick 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Fordham University Press [2019]
Edition:First edition
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Summary:"Remembering Wolsey seeks to contribute to our understanding of historical memory and memorialization by examining in detail the commemoration and representation of the life of Thomas Wolsey, the sixteenth-century cardinal, papal legate, and lord chancellor of England. Hornbeck surveys a wide range of representations of Cardinal Wolsey, from those contemporary with his death to recent mass-market appearances on television and historical fiction to go beyond previous scholarship that has only examined Wolsey in an early modern context."...Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:x, 289 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
ISBN:9780823282180