Government
- Monarch
- Head of State & Government – Henry VIII, King of England (1509–1547)
- Lord Chancellor
- Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, Lord Chancellor (1515–1530)
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Sir Henry Marney, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1509–1524)
- Lord Privy Seal
- Lord Privy Seal –
- Richard Fox, Bishop of Exeter, Lord Privy Seal (1487–1516)
- Thomas Ruthall, Bishop of Durham, Lord Privy Seal (1516–1523)
- Lord Privy Seal –
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