‘The king's cardinal'? Thomas Wolsey reconsidered.

Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 24th March 2026

Time: 7.00 p.m.

Venue: Lecture Theatre, Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA

Description: Christopher Durston Lecture. This talk looks at Cardinal Wolsey's career and considers whether Wolsey's fall shows that, far from rejecting him, Henry VIII needed him as much as ever.

How to book: Eventbrite

Price: Free for national and local members of the HA and for Plymouth University students, Visitors £6.00, concessions £4.00

Tel: 01752 843750

Email: a.cousins345@btinternet.com

Website: www.ha-plymouth.org.uk/

Organiser: Alan Cousins

Lecturer: Professor Glenn Richardson, St Mary’s University, Twickenham

Region: South-West England

Branch: Plymouth

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