Thomas More - Wikipedia
Sir Thomas More PC (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, [2] was an English lawyer, judge, [3] social philosopher, author, statesman, amateur theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. [4]
Thomas More | Biography, Beliefs, Books, Utopia, Death, & Facts ...
Dec 21, 2024 · Thomas More (born February 7, 1478, London, England—died July 6, 1535, London; canonized May 19, 1935; feast day June 22) was an English humanist and statesman, chancellor of England (1529–32), who was beheaded for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.
Sir Thomas More - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 23, 2020 · Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 CE) was a lawyer, scholar, statesman, and Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) who was executed in July 1535 CE for his refusal to endorse Henry's break of the Church in England from the Catholic Church in Rome.
Thomas More - Utopia, Henry VIII & Facts - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Thomas More is known for his 1516 book 'Utopia' and for his untimely death in 1535, after refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.
Sir Thomas More: Biography, Facts and Information
Feb 22, 2015 · Today we know Sir Thomas More primarily as the author of Utopia, and as one of the more famous martyrs of Henry VIII’s reign. The popular image is of a man – principled, steadfast, courageous – who placed his own conscience above his king’s demands.
The Execution of Sir Thomas More - The Anne Boleyn Files
On the 6th July 1535, Henry VIII's former friend and Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, was beheaded on Tower Hill. His crime? High treason.
BBC - History - Historic Figures: Thomas More (1478 - 1535)
Sir Thomas More © More was an English lawyer, scholar, writer, member of parliament and chancellor in the reign of Henry VIII. He was executed for refusing to recognise Henry VIII's...
Utopia (book) - Wikipedia
The first edition contained a woodcut map of the island of Utopia, the Utopian alphabet, verses by Pieter Gillis, Gerard Geldenhouwer, and Cornelius Grapheus, and Thomas More's epistle dedicating the work to Gillis.
Utopia by Thomas More | Description & Facts | Britannica
Jan 1, 2025 · Utopia, book by Thomas More, published in 1516. Derived from the Greek for “no place” (ou topos) and coined by More, the word utopia refers to an imaginary and perfect world, an ideally organized state.
37 Facts About Sir Thomas More
Oct 17, 2024 · Sir Thomas More, an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, and statesman, is best known for his book "Utopia" and his steadfast opposition to King Henry VIII's separation from the Catholic Church. Born in 1478, More's life was a …