Cardinal Wolsey — Carry On Henry Character Profile

About Cardinal Wolsey

Bumbling advisor to King Henry VIII.

Quick Facts about Cardinal Wolsey

Education

Magdalen College, Ipswich School, Magdalen College School

Occupation

judge, archbishop, politician

Cardinal Wolsey's Known Relations

• Robert Wolsey — Father
• Joan — Mother
• Erasmus — Significant person
• Juan Luis Vives — Significant person

Character Facts

Played by

Terry Scott

Appears in

Carry On Henry (1971)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Cardinal Wolsey — Professional Colleagues — Thomas Cromwell (Kenneth Williams)

  Co-advisors managing the King's administrative and diplomatic affairs.

• Cardinal Wolsey — Alliance Marriage Architects — Sir Roger de Lodgerley (Charles Hawtrey)

  Wolsey's diplomatic arrangement inadvertently enables Lodgerley's affair.

• Cardinal Wolsey — Professional Court Advisors — Bettina (Barbara Windsor)

  Both function within the royal machinery to secure political ties.

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• Fawkes (Bill Maynard)
• Buxom Lass (Margaret Nolan)
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