Letter from Henry VIII to Cardinal Wolsey, c1518.Artist: King Henry VIII

Letter from Henry VIII to Cardinal Wolsey, c1518. Letter thanking him for the pains he takes in his business and urging him, now that affairs both at home and abroad are well established, to take some pastime and comfort concluding with a friendly message from Queen Catherine. From the fifth series of Facsimiles of royal, historical, literary and other autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Series I-V. (London, 1899). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)