 Rovere died on 11 September 1508 , leaving England without a cardinal protector . Sherbone and Hugh Inge were back in England ; Scott was dead ; Gigli was in England as nuncio . The " only man on whose loyalty the king could truly rely " was Christopher Fisher , who was a " single , bumbling amateur " compared to the more seasoned curial diplomats who surrounded him . Henry VII himself died on 21 April 1509 . 
