Cardinal Wolsey

1912 • 0h9m Drama

Popularity

0

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.

Details

Director

Laurence Trimble

J. Stuart Blackton

Cast

Hal Reid

Julia Swayne Gordon

Clara Kimball Young

Release date

1/2/1912

Status

Released

Origin country

US