Transcriber's Note. Apparent typographical errors have been corrected. The use of hyphens and of accents has been rationalised. Italics are indicated by _underscores_ and black letter font by =equal signs=. Small capitals have been replaced by full capitals. An "oe" ligature has been removed. =Twelve English Statesmen= CARDINAL WOLSEY [Illustration: Publisher's Mark] CARDINAL WOLSEY BY MANDELL CREIGHTON BISHOP OF LONDON M.A. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE, D.C.L. OF DURHAM LL.D. OF GLASGOW AND HARVARD MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED ST. MARTIN'S STREET. LONDON 1912 _First Edition April_ 1888 _Reprinted_ 1888, 1891, 1895, 1898, 1902, 1904, 1906 (_twice_), 1912 CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I THE STATE OF EUROPE, 1494-1512 1 CHAPTER II THE FRENCH ALLIANCE, 1512-1515 18 CHAPTER III THE UNIVERSAL PEACE, 1515-1518 35 CHAPTER IV THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD, 1518-1520 51 CHAPTER V THE CONFERENCE OF CALAIS, 1520-1521 66 CHAPTER VI THE IMPERIAL ALLIANCE, 1521-1523 84 CHAPTER VII RENEWAL OF PEACE, 1523-1527 101 CHAPTER VIII WOLSEY'S DOMESTIC POLICY 123 CHAPTER IX THE KING'S DIVORCE, 1527-1529 150 CHAPTER X THE FALL OF WOLSEY, 1529-1530 184 CHAPTER XI THE WORK OF WOLSEY 211 CHAPTER I THE STATE OF EUROPE 1494-1512