Cardinal WolseyMovie
King Henry VIII smitten with Anne Boleyn wishes to displace his estimable Queen Catherine for her. He appeals to Cardinal Wolsey to set aside the tenets of the Church and consent to his divorce from the Queen. The cardinal absolutely refuses to do anything so inimical to his office, as representative of the Holy See. Angered King Henry induces the Archbishop of Canterbury to call a special council through which he divorces himself from Queen Catherine. In punishment for his refusal to accede to the king's wishes, the cardinal is exiled to Leicester Abbey where he dies three days afterward, conscious that he had sustained the sacredness of his office, a martyr to his faith and of service to his king.
About Cardinal Wolsey
Cardinal Wolsey is a 1912 drama movie directed by Laurence Trimble, J. Stuart Blackton.
The production information lists a runtime of 9m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Hal Reid, Julia Swayne Gordon, Clara Kimball Young, Tefft Johnson. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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