Henry VIII of England significant buildings, including Nonsuch Palace, King's College Chapel, Cambridge and Westminster Abbey in London. Many of the existing buildings Henry improved were properties confiscated from Wolsey, such as Christ Church, Oxford; Hampton Court Palace; the Palace of Whitehall; and Trinity College, Cambridge. Henry was an intellectual. The first English king with a modern humanist education, he read and wrote English, French and Latin, and was thoroughly at home in his well-stocked library. He personally annotated many books and wrote and published one of his own. To promote the public support for the reformation of the church, Henry had numerous pamphlets
Hugh Vaughan (Governor of Jersey) Henry VII's reign Vaughan is said to have gained favour with Cardinal Wolsey who was King Henry VIII's almoner. In 1502, Vaughan was appointed Captain of Jersey along with David Philip. However, after some disagreements between them, it was decided that the role was best carried out by one person and the pair came to an arrangement whereby Vaughan became sole Governor of Jersey until 1531 when he was succeeded by Sir Anthony Ughtred. In 1513, Thomas Lemprière, the Bailiff of Jersey, and others made complaints to Henry VIII concerning Vaughan's arbitrary behavior in respect of his governance of Jersey.