More, Thomas, Sir
Died: 1535 AD, at 57 years of age.
Nationality: English
Categories: Authors, Lawyers
1478 – He was born this year.
1510 – He served as one of the two under sheriffs of the city of London, a position of considerable responsibility in which he earned a reputation as an honest and effective public servant.
1513 – He worked on a History of King Richard III, an unfinished piece of historiography which heavily influenced William Shakespeare's play Richard III.
1516 – He coined the word "utopia", a name he gave to an ideal, imaginary island nation whose political system he described in a book published this year.
1517 – He entered the king's service as counselor and "personal servant".
1521 - After undertaking a diplomatic mission to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, More was knighted and made under treasurer.
1523 – He became the Speaker of the House of Commons. He later served as high steward for the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
1525 – He became chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a position that entailed administrative and judicial control of much of northern England.
1529 – He was Lord Chancellor from this year until 1532.
1530 – He refused to sign a letter by the leading English churchmen and aristocrats asking the Pope to annul Henry's marriage to Catherine.
1531 – He attempted to resign after being forced to take an oath declaring the king the supreme head of the English church "as far the law of Christ allows"
1532 – He asked the king again to relieve him of his office, claiming that he was ill and suffering from sharp chest pains. This time Henry granted his request.
1534 – He was accused of conspiring with Elizabeth Barton, a nun who had prophesied against the king's divorce, but he was able to produce a letter in which he had instructed Barton not to interfere with state matters.
1535 – He died this year in London, England.
1935 - Four hundred years after his death, he was canonized in the Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI, and was later declared the patron saint of lawyers and diplomats.
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Utopia (Hackett Publishing Co.) by Thomas, Sir, Saint More (Paperback - Jan 3, 1999) Wootton's new translation brings out the liveliness of More's work and offers an accurate and reliable version of a masterpiece of social theory. His edition is further distinguished by the...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Last Letters of Thomas More by Thomas, Sir, Saint More (Paperback - Jun 6, 2001) Written from the Tower of London, these letters of Thomas More still speak powerfully today.In the spring of 1534, Thomas More was taken to the Tower of London, and after fourteen months in prison,...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Sadness of Christ (Yale University Press Translation) by Thomas, Sir, Saint More and Gerard Wegemer and Clarence H. Miller (Paperback - Jun 1, 1997) This book was the last that St. Thomas More wrote in the Tower of London before he was executed for standing firm in his Catholic faith. In it, he explores the Gospel passages that depict the agony... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The History of King Richard III (Hesperus Classics) by Sir Thomas More (Paperback - Nov 1, 2004) Richard III’s reputation stands as one of the most evil men in history—a manipulating and murderous man who would stop at nothing to become king. Much of what modern scholarship knows of... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Saint Thomas More: Selected Writings by Thomas Sir More (Paperback - Apr 8, 2003) Thomas More is perhaps most familiar to us from his courageous struggle with Henry VIII, unforgettably portrayed in Robert Bolt’s classic,A Man for All Seasons.But that final struggle, which... |
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A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation by Thomas, Sir, Saint More and Mary Gottschalk (Paperback - Oct 1, 1998) Awaiting execution in 1535 for refusing to betray his faith, Thomas More opens the door on his own interior life by creating a fictional dialogue. It takes place in 16th century Hungary between a... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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