Sir Thomas More
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Government and Politics, Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Reformation, Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians, Catholic Church, Catholics, Saints, Prophets
- Curriculum: British History, Renaissance History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: Devoted to his faith and Renaissance learning, More served as the first lay Lord Chancellor of England, opposed Henry VIII’s break with Rome, and forfeited his exalted position and his life rather than swear allegiance to the king as the supreme head of the Church of England.
Early Life
Thomas More was born February 7, 1478, in the Cripplegate neighborhood of London. He was the second of five children born to John More and Agnes Granger. Three siblings apparently died in childhood, and Thomas was the only surviving son. An ambitious...
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