... self-aggrandizement. However, despite all this, the fact remained that Wolsey was the "most earnest and readiest among all the Council to advance the King's mere will and pleasure" (Weir 157). Appreciating that Henry, being young, had no interest in administrative matters, Wolsey readily took it upon himself "to disburden the King of so weighty and troublesome business." Wolsey also shared ... importance in the King's plans through the whispering of his spies, had recommended the York appointment. A year later, in the midst of the confusing purchases and plans made for the defeat of Fran...

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