Whom did Henry VIII appoint as the new chancellor after the dismissal of Thomas Wolsey?
A
Thomas More
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B
Thomas Cromwell
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C
Thomas Cranmer
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D
Robert Aske
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Solution
The correct option is B Thomas More Henry VIII dismissed Thomas Wolsey as the chancellor after Wolsey failed to get him a divorce from his wife, Catherine of Aragon, who could not give Henry a male heir. Henry VIII then appointed Thomas More as the new chancellor.