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4 days ago · Sir Thomas More PC (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, amateur theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532.
5 days ago · Thomas More was an English humanist and chancellor of England who was beheaded for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
5 days ago · 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.
5 days ago · Thomas More - Humanist, Statesman, King's Servant: On May 1, 1517, a mob of London apprentices attacked foreign merchants in the city. More’s role in quenching this Evil May Day riot inspired a scene, attributed to Shakespeare, in Sir Thomas More, a composite Elizabethan play.
Jun 23, 2024 · Thomas More was born in 1478, son of the lawyer and judge John More and his wife Agnes. He received a classical education from the age of six, and at age 13 became the protege of Archbishop...
Jun 22, 2024 · Husband, father, chancellor, and lawyer, Thomas More was reluctantly martyred by King Henry VIII in 1535. Made famous by his own holy life and featured in the movie "A Man for All Seasons," Saint Thomas More is the patron of those in the legal profession.
Jun 27, 2024 · Thomas More Society is the premier not-for-profit public interest law firm championing Life, Family, and Freedom. We will defend your freedom when others cannot—or will not.
