Thomas Wolsey, Robert Wolsey, and Joan Wolsey black plaque
Overview
Thomas Wolsey, Robert Wolsey, and Joan Wolsey black plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Ipswich. This black commemorative plaque records: Near this 15th century house on the opposite side of the way stood in 1472 the home of Robert and Joan Wolsey, where the great child of honour Thomas Wolsey, cardinal, archbishop, chancellor, passed his boyhood. In hi power and pride he ranked himself with princes and trod the ways of glory.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This black commemorative plaque records: Near this 15th century house on the opposite side of the way stood in 1472 the home of Robert and Joan Wolsey, where the great child of honour Thomas Wolsey, cardinal, archbishop, chancellor, passed his boyhood.
People and events
The saved account records: In his fall he died a humble man at Leicester Abbey about the hour of eight on the morning of November 29th 1530 and was there buried at dead of night
How it worked
The saved account records: In hi power and pride he ranked himself with princes and trod the ways of glory.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Thomas Wolsey, Robert Wolsey, and Joan Wolsey black plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Near this 15th century house on the opposite side of the way stood in 1472 the home of Robert and Joan Wolsey, where the great child of honour Thomas Wolsey, cardinal, archbishop, chancellor, passed his boyhood. In hi power and pride he ranked himself with princes and trod the ways of glory. In his fall he died a humble man at Leicester Abbey about the hour of eight on the morning of November 29th 1530 and was there buried at dead of night The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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