Throughout this period it became apparent that Wolsey impeccably gifted when dealing with foreign quarrels and consequently peace conferences. After the war with France was over and Henry’s alliance with Spain eventually shattered, Wolsey turned his skills towards peace with France. The Anglo-French treaty of 1514 saw Mary Tudor and King Louis XII of France. Wolsey was becoming a real power from behind the throne, and everybody knew this, apart from the King himself. Wolsey, never letting Henry guess who was really running parliament and the country, was firmly holding the position of Henry VIII’s right hand man. Wolsey’s organisation and alliance with France soon paid off, Henry rewarded him by naming him bishop of Lincoln and Tournai and
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Wolsey was not only an excellent advisor and servant to the King, Henry also entrusted him with his friendship and personal life. “Mine own good cardinal, I recommend me unto you with all my heart, and thank you for the great pain and labour that you do daily take in my Business and matters.” Now the greatly known Cardinal Wolsey, focussed on a much larger matter, peace amongst the European countries. Wolsey, due to his talents in France, was entrusted to design and organise the impeccable Treaty of London. This treaty involved major European powers signing an ultimate peace pledge not to attack one another and unifying against an aggressor. By October 1518 the kings of Europe sent their ambassadors and representatives to London sealing the treaty. Both Henry and Wolsey were praised for their participation and engineering of the fundamental document. Wolsey always swayed towards peace rather than war when it came to financial stability for Henry and his realm. Peter Gwyn proposes, “Undoubtedly, the Treaty of London was a great diplomatic coup, as to a lesser extent was the obtaining of Wolsey’s legatine powers.” This suggests that the amount of trust Henry had in Wolsey was not wavered, but going, causing Wolsey’s power to develop
Wolsey was not only an excellent advisor and servant to the King, Henry also entrusted him with his friendship and personal life. “Mine own good cardinal, I recommend me unto you with all my heart, and thank you for the great pain and labour that you do daily take in my Business and matters.” Now the greatly known Cardinal Wolsey, focussed on a much larger matter, peace amongst the European countries. Wolsey, due to his talents in France, was entrusted to design and organise the impeccable Treaty of London. This treaty involved major European powers signing an ultimate peace pledge not to attack one another and unifying against an aggressor. By October 1518 the kings of Europe sent their ambassadors and representatives to London sealing the treaty. Both Henry and Wolsey were praised for their participation and engineering of the fundamental document. Wolsey always swayed towards peace rather than war when it came to financial stability for Henry and his realm. Peter Gwyn proposes, “Undoubtedly, the Treaty of London was a great diplomatic coup, as to a lesser extent was the obtaining of Wolsey’s legatine powers.” This suggests that the amount of trust Henry had in Wolsey was not wavered, but going, causing Wolsey’s power to develop