J. Patrick Hornbeck II
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- September 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780823282173
- eISBN:
- 9780823286232
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823282173.003.0004
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
Chapter 3 encompasses the greatest chronological sweep, 1641 to c. 1860, and it surveys the representation of Wolsey in influential histories of the English Reformation, such as those of Thomas ...
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Chapter 3 encompasses the greatest chronological sweep, 1641 to c. 1860, and it surveys the representation of Wolsey in influential histories of the English Reformation, such as those of Thomas Fuller, Gilbert Burnet, and John Lingard. The chapter observes how a number of these texts were written with contemporary ends in view: Lingard, for instance, worked amidst the controversy over Catholic emancipation. The period covered by this chapter also witnessed the publication of the first book-length biographies of the cardinal, most of which sought to defend Wolsey from what authors like Richard Fiddes (1724) and Joseph Grove (1742) considered to be the slanders of his critics. The chapter concludes with an important moment in the public history of Wolsey’s legacy, namely, Queen Victoria’s 1838 decision to open Hampton Court Palace to the public. The history of restoration work and commemorative display at Hampton Court is a fascinating one, intersecting with the heritage industry’s changing canons of preservation and authenticity.Less
Chapter 3 encompasses the greatest chronological sweep, 1641 to c. 1860, and it surveys the representation of Wolsey in influential histories of the English Reformation, such as those of Thomas Fuller, Gilbert Burnet, and John Lingard. The chapter observes how a number of these texts were written with contemporary ends in view: Lingard, for instance, worked amidst the controversy over Catholic emancipation. The period covered by this chapter also witnessed the publication of the first book-length biographies of the cardinal, most of which sought to defend Wolsey from what authors like Richard Fiddes (1724) and Joseph Grove (1742) considered to be the slanders of his critics. The chapter concludes with an important moment in the public history of Wolsey’s legacy, namely, Queen Victoria’s 1838 decision to open Hampton Court Palace to the public. The history of restoration work and commemorative display at Hampton Court is a fascinating one, intersecting with the heritage industry’s changing canons of preservation and authenticity.
J. Patrick Hornbeck II
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- September 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780823282173
- eISBN:
- 9780823286232
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823282173.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
Remembering Wolsey seeks to contribute to our understanding of historical memory and memorialization bexamining in detail the posthumous commemoration and representation of Thomas Wolsey, the ...
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Remembering Wolsey seeks to contribute to our understanding of historical memory and memorialization bexamining in detail the posthumous commemoration and representation of Thomas Wolsey, the sixteenth-century cardinal, papal legate, and lord chancellor of England. Its questions are at once historical and ethical. Analyzing the history of Wolsey’s legacy from his death in 1530 through the present day, this book shows how images of Wolsey have been among the vehicles through which historians, theologians, and others have contested the events known collectively as the English Reformation(s). Over the course of nearly five centuries, Wolsey has been at the center of the debate about King Henry’s reformation and the virtues and vices of late medieval Catholicism. His name and image have been invoked in a bewildering, and often surprising, variety of contexts, including the works of chroniclers, historians, theologians, dramatists, or more recently screenwriters. Cultural producers have often related the story of Wolsey’s life in ways that have buttressed their preconceived opinions on a wide variety of matters. The complex history of Wolsey’s representation has much to teach us not only about the historiography of the English Reformation but also about broader dynamics of cultural and collective memory.Less
Remembering Wolsey seeks to contribute to our understanding of historical memory and memorialization bexamining in detail the posthumous commemoration and representation of Thomas Wolsey, the sixteenth-century cardinal, papal legate, and lord chancellor of England. Its questions are at once historical and ethical. Analyzing the history of Wolsey’s legacy from his death in 1530 through the present day, this book shows how images of Wolsey have been among the vehicles through which historians, theologians, and others have contested the events known collectively as the English Reformation(s). Over the course of nearly five centuries, Wolsey has been at the center of the debate about King Henry’s reformation and the virtues and vices of late medieval Catholicism. His name and image have been invoked in a bewildering, and often surprising, variety of contexts, including the works of chroniclers, historians, theologians, dramatists, or more recently screenwriters. Cultural producers have often related the story of Wolsey’s life in ways that have buttressed their preconceived opinions on a wide variety of matters. The complex history of Wolsey’s representation has much to teach us not only about the historiography of the English Reformation but also about broader dynamics of cultural and collective memory.
