# Cardinal Wolsey — Henry VIII character guide

> Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Wolsey, Sir Thomas Lovell, Lovell, Wolsey Sir Thomas Lovell, Wolsey Sir, Sir Thomas More, Wolsey That, Sir Thomas, Wolsey Madam, Cardinal Wolsey, the Cardinal, Wolsey It, Wolsey All goodness, Wolsey Cromwell, Wolsey The Duke of Buckingham, worthy Wolsey, Wolsey Good lord chamberlain

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i

## Who they are

The powerful Lord Chancellor who falls from favor after failing to secure the king's divorce.

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